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Returning to drive after surgery...

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Houndstooth, Jul 13, 2012.

  1. Jul 13, 2012 #1
    Houndstooth

    Houndstooth Light Load Member

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    I broke my colarbone into 4 pieces and had to have surgery to get it back together.......im all fixed and ready to go back to work. Do i have do anything legal before i go back to work?
     
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  3. Jul 13, 2012 #2
    Allow Me.

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    That's debatable. If you broke it while on the job, workmans comp is involved and you will to be "released" to return to work. If done on the weekend while acting goofy on your quad runner, actually no. No different than getting a bad cold and being out for a week. I suppose the debatable part comes when you get a DOT physical and the examining Doc asks what these scars are and you say you had surgery to repair a broken collar bone which could affect you driving.
     
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  4. Jul 13, 2012 #3
    Houndstooth

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    Ok, thank you much. It was a mountain bike accident.
     
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  5. Jul 13, 2012 #4
    ladytrucker54

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    When I went back to driving after back surgery, I was asked by the company I applied to, to get a note from my doctor saying I was good to go. When I went for my physical, nobody asked to see it. But I kept it for future reference, in case anyone ever does.
     
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  7. Jul 13, 2012 #5
    Houndstooth

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    Alright thanx for the info
     
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  8. Jul 14, 2012 #6
    mgt1085

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    i have had a couple myself and as long as i had a docs note i was good to go no questions
     
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