How to Stop Injured Vessel Crew from Calling Law Firm

How to Stop Injured Vessel Crew from Calling Law Firm

 

thank you hello everyone welcome back to my channel don't forget to like comment and subscribe okay today I will tell you about how to stop injured vessel crew from calling my Law Firm it was published on August 29th uh in 2022. for 20 years I represented operators of osv's checkups semi-submarine super mercifuls oil and gas protection platform Harper talks top Bots and purchase instead and federal court personal injury in litigation arising in The Cove of Mexico across the Great Lakes and on the on the inline waterways for the legs uh I'm sorry for the last decades or so I have been representing injured crew in the case of a death or Serious injury sometimes there is a little office it's a little vessel operator can do to prevent being shoot in my experience so many expensive lawsuits should could have been avoided had the Marine employer handled the situation differently number one number one treat the Injured Workers as you will treat a close family member when offensive crew member is injured they become to the claims personal at many companies Germany a liability someone to manage through fail and trade with suspicion while I understand some companies may have experienced as exaggerated or even manufactured claims and so their court is up when every Injured Workers is treated with disrespect and suspicion the company set a ton come I'm sorry the company sets a ton Company White co-workers of the Injured Workers witnessed how poorly their colleges are treated and quickly realize they are not all valued team members as the company newsletter proclaims if every manager manager in the company afford ensure and assure would interest rate injured crew member in the same manner as they will treat a close family member a different positive tone would be set company-wide the injured worker and his or her family are more likely to understand execute happen and work with the companies through the aftermath if they are treated with care and respect a company does this by making it clear through their work and action the company's primary concern is for the Injured Workers to receive as soon as is reasonably practicable the best and most appropriate Medical Care available and the number two don't do not don't play the injury 46 CFR section for 0.05 part one a six meant that uh immediately after the addressing of resultant celebrity concerned the owner action Master operator or person in charge so notify the nearest sector office Marion inspection office or cost word of group office whenever a vessel is involved in Marion casualty consisting in an injury that requires professional medical treatment and if the person I'm sorry an injury that requires professional material treatment or treatment Beyond first aid and if the person is engaged or employed on a on board of vessel in commercial service that renders the individual unit to perform his or her routine tattoos I have wroughten really decaded kisses where the vessel captain or filed immediately reported the course reportable injury to Suicide management but then they are managing they are management just not to notify the coursework I have seen this mindset to tone play the injury then manifests itself in how the injured worker is treated instead of immediately evacuating the man or woman to an emergency room the worker is often asked if they are okay with writing the poet for several hours until the festival arrives at its next intended Port most Injured Workers want to be an to be a team player player so they will typically not object nevertheless the injured worker gets the message the company has sent even though you are so badly injured you cannot work and even though you are in serious pain it will be most efficient and cost effective for us if you wait several hours would you do this to your spouse son to her father or mother the injured worker and his or her family quickly learned the company's schedule and tellers take priority the Injured Workers and their family then start thinking they need a lawyer to receive appropriate Medical Care I have received such calls for help numerous times um why do companies do this some companies have a bonus program where the lack of reportable or lost time injuries factors into the bonus of employees receive some companies want to protect their injury statistic some companies think the injury will just go away some companies sign workers with seriously injured packs to a zero Proctor instead of to an orthopedic surgeon would have altered an MRI which would have identified a herniated disc in turn playing the injury the company has earlier noted the injured crew member and his or her family and why not reporting the incident of the course Court the couple the company has also implicitly told this agency which often learns of the Marine casualty anyways this company will try to hide reportable event on their vessels and toward the federal Tavern government's investigation and then number three try to find less strenuous work as assure for the injured crew member there is no light duty work on Commercial vessels in the event of an emergency All crew member must be able to assist with work like launching a Lifeboat handling a Charged fire hose and assisting with recovering crew who have fallen overboard but if a company has an injured crew member who is a good worker and they will recover sufficiently to continue to be apple to perform I'll beat in a less strenuous role why not continue to employ them until the worker this is the company inside sincere plan while the worker is still conv recovering medically what would you do if you were making good money were were injured on the job and could then no longer provide yourself and your family and then number four stop under playing and fighting maintenance anchor maintenance and Care is similar to what your best injured worker receive Fiesta workers compensation laws their medical bills are paid and they receive money to continue to be able to make ends meet some companies have short and long term disability planche which is the financial strain of a workplace injury might do not end this day only pay what the general maritime law requires maintenance or the Siemens reasonable living expenses and care or medical care the problem is maintenance is minimal it never covered an injured crew members actual living expenses including vehicle loan payments and auto insurance some companies make supplemental wage payment to Injured crew member in exchange for an agreement to receive a credit toward lost future wages in the event of a lawsuit but most injured crew member to receive STD LTT or supplemental wages they cannot pay all their bills while recovering from their injuries they watch help helplessly as their truck is reimbursed some companies try to restrict for what doctor what what doctors there injured crew and can see and where sometimes improperly requiring the cement see the company's choice of Physicians several hours from the workers home okay that's all for today thanks for watching don't forget to like comment and subscribe this channel see today's article and bye