Catastrophic Case Mgmt
Tuesday, July 17th, 2001 Catastrophe PropertyIn the days and weeks after Arthur McMannis* fell 12 feet to land headfirst on a concrete foundation, neither McMannis nor his employer knew what the future held for the 45-year-old carpentry supervisor. In addition to the emotional damage that catastrophic injuries such as this wreak on victims, their families, and co-workers, the financial toll can be high. Loss of potential income for injured or ill patients and their families can be significant, not to mention the millions of dollars an employer or insurer stands to lose from possible litigation and lost productivity due to delayed return to work. McMannis didn’t see the bucket of nails, placed carelessly in his way, while walking along a beam one full story above the concrete slab, but his workers saw the fall their boss took — a plunge that resulted in a fractured skull, severely fractured hands, and a badly damaged face.
