Fracture - Work Related Injury

An accident at work is defined as an external, sudden, unexpected, unintended, and violent event, during the execution of work or arising out of it, which causes damage to the health of or loss of the life of the employee (the insured).

For qualification as an accident at work to apply, there must be a causal relationship (direct or indirect relationship of cause and effect) between the violent event and the work. Only if the accident is due to "willful misrepresentation" on the part of the employer or the employer's appointed representative is the employer under an obligation to compensate the victim. Under U.S. law, injured workers are often compensated according to the type of injury, rather than permitting them to sue the employer for the actual damages.

There is a significant proportion of work accidents occurring in the merchant marine.

* Burns are injuries caused by excess heat or sometimes cold (frostbite).
* Fractures are injuries to bones.
* Wound: cuts and grazes are injuries to the skin, that can cause bleeding (i.e. a laceration).
* A bruise is a hemorrhage under the skin caused by contusion.
* Damage to a person's sense of self-worth can be considered an emotional injury. An example is harm to one's perception of her or his gender resulting from sexual harassment, which is considered a form of violence.

Work Related Fractures

A fractured bone in a living person is typically treated by restoring the fractured pieces of bone to their natural positions (if necessary), and maintaining those positions while the bone heals. To this end, a fractured limb is usually immobilized with a plaster or fiberglass cast which fixes the healthy bones above and below the fracture. In some cases surgical nails, screws, plates and wires are used to hold the fractured bone together more directly. Occasionally smaller bones, such as toes, may be treated without the cast, by buddy wrapping them, which serves a similar function to making a cast. By allowing only limited movement, fixation helps preserve anatomical alignment while enabling callus formation, towards the target of achieving union. Operative methods of treating fractures have their own risks and benefits, but usually surgery is done only if the risk of conservative treatment outweighs the potential benefit of an operation.

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