My poor Dsis broke her jaw at work. WWYD?

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My younger sister works in a nursery, years ago I used to work in said nursery so I know the lay out. There is a laundry room and within laundry room there is a sluice area (basically for rinsing pooey clothes etc)

This area has its own light which does not work. Apparently staff have been telling management for weeks who have not replaced the lightbulb with a new one.

Dsis was walking into the sluice area and somebody rinsing clothes before she went in had left a giant puddle of water on the floor and hadn't mopped it up. Because it was dark my sister obviously didn't see the puddle and slipped on it, falling forward and smacked her jaw of the sink. Her jaw is broken and she will be off work for weeks! Before they would let her go to the emergency they made her fill out a bloody accident form while
She was crying in pain!

She is far too nice and doesn't want to claim. I am livid for her and the amount of pain she's in. WWYD if you where in her situation.

What horrible employers making her do admin when she was injured .

Exactly why all employers have liability insurance.

I'm someone from the 'other side' - the employer.

A home carer slipped and broke her leg on some spilt water in the home she was visiting. It was an accident. It was not 'my' negligence, neither was it the carer's. The person she was tending to (who had made the spillage) was disabled and had dementia - she could not have done anything to prevent it.

The carer suffered considerable pain and loss of income. Off for over three months on Stat. Sick Pay.

She sued. She cried when she told me what she was going to do. I thought it was perfectly reasonable for her to do that. She was claiming for loss of income. Not for 'emotional distress', nothing that could even be considered 'grasping'.

Accidents happen: that's what insurance is there for. The insurers paid the bill. It did not damage the working relationship at all - she was a great person to employ (retired now). It need not be personal, and rightly the victim did not suffer financial distress in the long term.

As someone representing 'the other side of the story', I would encourage any employee to sue under these circumstances - they are genuine claims. If the employer does not have liability insurance - they have committed a crime.

Hope your DSis recovers quickly.

there is a claim for pain and suffering even if on full pay while off, the owners were negligent and have broken health and safety rules. There is also potential pain/problems in the future arising from this injury.

TBH I think this is a case where she should claim.