[hypothetical]

Real Story,
A man at an offsite (out of state) testing facility slips and falls off a curb after an evening meal and a couple of drinks. The man is injured and is taken to the hospital and subsequently sent back home. The injured was not the highest ranking employee there. The injured is a salaried employee if that has bearing on this scenario.

Real Questions.
Where does the responsiblity for reporting the injury fall, on the highest ranking employee, the injured, or anyone in attendance?

Does the fact that the person was drinking impact his ability to make a claim?

What kind of time limit does the injured or highest ranking employee have to report the accident?


Hypothetical Questions.
As a salaried employee, if the company sends me to a conference alone and I fall and break a leg, is that grounds for a worker's compensation claim?

As a salaried employee, if I am called in the middle of the night to perform a work activity and I fall down a set of stairs in my own home, is that grounds for a worker's compensation claim?

Thanks in advance for your input.
Hypothetical

[Mr. Knowitall]

If that's a real question, the man needs to consult a workers comp lawyer. The answer probably rests in part on whether this was a mandatory function or simply a social function. If no claim has been made, it should be obvious that the injured worker should expeditiously make the claim.

I'm not much interested in hypotheticals, particularly those without sufficient details to give any sort of meaningful answer. But if you fall down your own stairs in your own home when getting ready to go to work, don't count on getting comp.