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A month after the accident,
the employer
called. She had received a call from one of
the worker’s ex-girl friends, who confided
that the accident had been in a small town
near Fresno. She did not know which one,
but she knew it had involved a trip to a local
emergency room.
I began calling medical records librarians.
I had made a habit of getting to know them.
I just wanted to know if there was any record
of a visit by this worker within a few days of
the date of the claimed injury.
After about 20 phone calls, I scored. I was
told he had been seen very early on a
Sunday, the day before the alleged work
injury.
I subpoenaed the records
and found he
had been a passenger in a car that took a
turn too fast and rolled. Complaints
included neck and back injuries, identical
to those reported in his comp claim.
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