Opinion ID: 1756883
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Heading: The Reporting of the Alleged Injury

Text: There is some confusion in this evidence. As Van Johnson explained, the confusion seems to stem, in part, from the fact that when the workers talk about reporting an injury, ... we're talking about reporting it to the nurse. The letter from Bechtel, noted above, states that there was no report of injury made to our medical facility until [March 14, 1978]. Mitzel's report states that Inglis reported his injury to his supervisor, Hank Siers, twice. At the hearing, Inglis testified that he did not report his injury because it was near quitting time and he was in so much pain that he wanted to get home and see the doctor. Inglis responded in the same manner when he was asked why he did not inform the company nurse of the injury. Lee Massine stated that he informed the general foreman, Hank Siers, of Inglis's injury. Van Johnson stated that Siers knew Inglis had hurt his back. He was not certain who informed the foreman.