Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-20
INJURED Men
GET EVERY CARE
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL HAS
1000 DISABILITY CASES
EACH MONTH

persons and fehabilitationS" of war
veterans as well as civilians are mat
ters of which we have heard much.
but did you ever stop to think that
right here in Wausau there Is a con.
cern that handles no less than 1000
cases or rehabilitation of injured
workmen each month?
That concern is the EMPLOYERS Mu-
tual Liability Insurance company, one
of the most ambitious aims of which
is to return an injured workman to
the field In good physical condition, to
train him In chosen vocation II he
Is unfit for the work he has been do
ing and to afford him every oppor-
tunity to regain his physical fitness,
all the knowledge of both medictas
and science being called into play. j
Aid to Society
II feel that our work Is really of
a social nature" said one of the olH-
cials of the company. "a man whAsa
physical condition prevents his en-.
ployment is In many instances a psk-
lie charge. BY eliminating these in.
dustrial cripples we perform work
which is an aid to society In general.
1t Is true that the employer of la.
Dor is Obliged to pay out considerable
in insurance premiums but on ths
other hand his taxes are not as high
In that there are fewer public chsrg-
es to be cared for than there would
be were the Workmen's Compsasa.
ton act not in force"
The Wisconsin compensation law
requires that in cases where a man
is unified by injury for his old oceu-
patton, the insurance company atds
in the work Of re-education, This Ia
done In accordance with the amend
ment requiring the insurance compa-
ny to pay for twenty weeks d sum not
in excess of $1,000 week, in all
5000. If the man is not then In shape
to be returned to the field II becomes
q matter for the Board of Vocational
Education to consider and to con-
tinue education In the new work as
1t sees fit. The United States sets
aside for each state cooperating with
1t. sum Of money equal to that
which the state is willing to use. For
instance, II wisconsin sets aside S25,-
900 for this purpose. the United States
gives a like sum. This is used for re-
habilitation work among all crippies
whether war. industrial or under any
other classification.
Jealous in Effort
The Wausau company has for long
time been particularly jealous in It's
development of rehabilitation work
In cases of broken bones an X-ray Ia
taken and sent to the local office for
inspection. The company does not
feel Obliged to turn injured men over
to any particular surgeons but tries at
all times TO place cases in the hands
of those whom ii deems most fitted to
help the patient At Milwaukee at the
present time the Employers Mutual Is
having one man whose forearm was
treated by specialists in bone sur
gerry and tissue restoration. 1t has
been found that surgeons fees and
medical care amount to fifty per cent
as much as the compensation paid to
injured workmen During the time
man is undergoing rehabilitation
treatment, all his doctor bills, hospi-
tai fees, etc, are paid for by the COM
pany in addition to the regular com
pensation.
This treatment is deemed an econ
omy because the time of inactivity
Is greatly shortened and practically
every can taken care Of returns to his
old occupation or one providing ~
good an earning possibility. During
period of two and half years forty
seven accidents which would ordina-
rily have spelled total disability, have
been so cared for that with the ex-
ception of few patients, all are back
in their old occupations. One man,
too blind for his old work. was put to
work as janitor In Green Bay
hospital, which means that he has a
fixed earning power in addition to
compensation that will be paid to him
for fifteen years to come.
Nose Rebuilt
An operation was recently per-
formed on man whose nose had been
bitten off by horse. The nose was
successfully rebuilt, the skin from
above the eyes and about the nose
was manipulated In such manner as
to form covering for the built up
portion and the only scar remaining
Is very slight one at the base OF one
jured SO seriously that one hand was
OF less use to him than an artificial
hand or hook would have been.
proper medical attention this
man is now recovering the use OF
the hand.
In recent Issue of its news bulTe-
tin, the company makes clear the obli-
CATION 1t has assumed when 1t says:
ITO return injured workmen to em-
ployment as rapidly as possible and
with the least amount of permanent
always has been the policy
Of the Employers Mutual. The duty
Of both the company and the physician
does not end with the simple healing
In a given case, but every effort must
be made to return the patient to the
best degdee Of usefulness" The COM