{"id":234,"date":"2016-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/its-important-to-file-workplace-accident-reports\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:06","slug":"its-important-to-file-workplace-accident-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/its-important-to-file-workplace-accident-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Important to File Workplace Accident Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | May 6, 2016<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re hurt on the job, don\u2019t try to tough it out and keep it to yourself. You may be embarrassed about getting hurt or tempted to think it\u2019s no big deal. However, there are some very important reasons to file the report \u2014 one of which is that you need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/workers-compensation\/\">proof that you were injured<\/a> in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>This becomes very important if your injury is such that you can\u2019t do your job as well as you usually do, even for just a short time. For example, if your job involves moving pallets around a warehouse, and you hurt your back, you may not be able to pull the pallets as quickly as you usually do, or you may not be able to pull them at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/its-important-to-file-workplace-accident-reports\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading It\u2019s Important to File Workplace Accident Reports\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work Accidents | May 6, 2016 If you\u2019re hurt on the job, don\u2019t try to tough it out and keep it to yourself. You may be embarrassed about getting hurt or tempted to think it\u2019s no big deal. 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