The North Carolina League of Municipalities -
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Published on: 8/23/2005
Last Visited: 9/8/2007
According to Jim Davenport, the League's manager of Risk Management field services, the average cost per claim is just under $3,000.Though some claims may only cost $600-800, others may end up well into the thousands - or tens-of-thousands of dollars.
"That ($3,000) doesn't take into account damaged equipment, the supervisor's time, any costs associated with other employees trying to help, other indirect costs, etc.," said Davenport.
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"Usually that means the person is in an area when some material may be falling (from a roof, for instance) or a vehicle hits them," said Davenport.
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It wasn't a fatality, but it caused serious injury to that employee," said Davenport.He explained that the employee was caught when another employee was working on a vehicle that somehow engaged and rolled forward to pin the first employee between two vehicles.Another example could be a trash truck backing up and pinning an employee between a truck and a telephone pole.The employee is gathering the trash from yards and who is not aware of his surroundings,.
Said Davenport: "That has happened."
Police officers, because of their duties, are more prone to injuries than other municipal employees, especially during apprehension and arrest of a suspect.Officers wrestling a suspect to the ground may suffer muscle sprains or strains.
"You're not dealing with a static individual; you're dealing with somebody who just doesn't want to be caught," said Davenport."You don't know which way that person is going to move.Training is one of the most important aspects of apprehension and arrests."
The theme from all of this injury discussion is simple: be smart, be prepared and follow proper techniques.
"A lot of people like to take shortcuts," Davenport said.
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"Slips and falls, tripping over things, trying to climb up and down furniture - those are the more typical things you see in an office environment," added Davenport, who also stated that there are probably more incidents like that than are reported.
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"Had he possibly had his protective equipment on," said Davenport, "that situation may not have occurred."
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"The guy was up in the bucket and couldn't stop the vehicle," said Davenport."Where was the driver?He was the employee up in the bucket."Davenport said that there also was no supervisor at the scene, just a lone employee.
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