Comcast Cable is a cable division of a multinational mass media company that provides broadcasting, cable, broadband, and telephone providers. They offer services to residential and commercial consumers providing a diverse work environment. Technicians working for Comcast face many potential dangers and could be injured when falling off a ladder or from electrocution. Whatever the type of injury, a technician should be entitled to workers’ compensation. This covers the cost of medical treatment and lost wages when time needs to be taken off work to recover. If you work at Comcast and get hurt, how would you be able to pay your utilities or rent? Could you afford to get the medical care that you would need? Workers’ Compensation: Help for Workers Hurt on the Job If you are injured on the job, you should consider filing a worker’s compensation claim with Comcast. Each state has a law that requires most employers to carry a workers’ compensation policy in order to protect their employees. Workers’ compensation isn’t something that employees pay for. It will help with the medical expenses that occur because of the injury. For employees unable to work because of their injury, workers’ compensation may provide a portion of the lost wages. Company Profile: Comcast Comcast is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC is a division owned by Comcast Corporation. They offer services worldwide and are one of the largest providers in America. They do business in 40 states and they have over 153,000 employees. Comcast Employees Face Risks There are many risks involved for employees of Comcast on a day-to-day basis. Risks depend largely upon the assigned on duties performed by employees. Technicians are at risk of a major fall from a ladder or utility pole, electrocution, automobile accidents, and even being attacked by domesticated animals. Electrocution is a serious injury; it can cause permanent damage or even death. In many cases, automobile accidents occur n relation to an employee’s job in transit to a worksite or customer service call. Customer Service Representatives are at risk of slip and falls and developing repetitive stress injuries. Falls can cause slipped disks, torn muscles, broken bones, or closed head injury. Repetitive stress injury can be very mild or incredibly severe. In some instances, employees who have repetitive stress injury must find different work or they can’t work at all. Hurt While Working at Comcast? If you are in a wreck while on your way to a job site or a customer’s residence, call 911 before you do anything else. If you’re electrocuted or fall from a ladder, please get emergency medical care. Then call your supervisor. If you have an injury that’s not an emergency, stop what you are doing and report the incident to your supervisor. You should fill out an accident report right away. If you call 911, the responding officer will complete a report and give you a report number. You will be able to get a copy of the police report at a later date. Ask how you can start a workers’ compensation claim. Also, you need to get medical care to address your injury even if your injury is minor. Each workers’ comp policy lists a doctor that employees can see usually without a charge for people who are hurt on the job. If you want to see your own doctor, you have that right. However, you may have to pay out of pocket. What to Do When You Are Injured Working For Comcast As soon as you are injured you must seek medical treatment immediately. If you are a technician and you have been electrocuted you will need to get an ambulance to take you to an emergency room as soon as possible because electrocution could be fatal if not treated quickly. You may not have time to find out if Comcast requires you to use a medical facility approved by them. However, if this is a requirement you may be able to transfer to the approved facility once you have had the most urgent treatment. If you would prefer to choose your own doctor, the cost of treatment may not be covered by workers’ compensation. The next step is to inform your supervisor, preferably in writing, that you have been injured. There is typically a deadline set for this and it could be just 24 hours from the date of the injury. If you miss this deadline, Comcast’s workers’ comp. insurer may deny your claim. Of course, they may make allowances if your injury is too serious for you to contact your supervisor. Filing a WC Claim as a Technician for Comcast You will need to complete a workers’ compensation claim form, which you may be able to get from Comcast. There are a number of key details that you need to complete on the claim’s form such as: your full name; your job with Comcast; what the injury is; how the injury happened; the names of any other employees present when the injury took place. You will need as much evidence as you can to back up your workers’ compensation claim. It is most important that your evidence is sufficient to prove your accident took place at work. Comcast’s workers’ compensation insurers will deny a WC claim if they believe the accident you are claiming WC for didn’t happen while you were at work. Examples of Evidence That Can Be Used in a Comcast WC Claim Typical evidence that will help to support your WC claim includes the following: eye witness statements of the accident taking place preferably written and signed; photos taken by you or work colleagues showing the scene of the accident and your injury; footage taken from surveillance cameras on the work site; your doctor’s report describing your injuries, treatment and likely recovery date; copies of receipts for medical treatment you have already paid for; copies of unpaid invoices for medical treatment and out of pocket expenses such as taxi fees. ,p>You want to make sure that all the evidence is sufficient to back up your WC claim. Learn Your Rights If you are hurt on the job at Comcast, you may have questions. You can have any question about your legal rights answered by a competent workers’ compensation attorney. If you have trouble getting workers’ compensation benefits or aren’t sure about what the workers’ compensation insurance adjustor is offering to you, you should talk to an attorney. *The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
