One late afternoon in June 2020, Vernon, a logger and all-around jokester, tired after 8 hours in the field, had one last tree to cut down.Before doing so, he decided to entertain his colleagues by reenacting a key scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre.The chainsaw did not cooperate, and Vernon ended up slicing off his left thumb.Vernon spent five days in the hospital, where doctors reattached his thumb. Pine Tree waited two days before reporting Vernon's hospitalization to OSHA; Pine Tree made no mention of the severed thumb.Vernon filed a workers compensation claim, which the company denied.

1.Discuss the Vernon incident.

a.Identify and discuss the OSHA issues

b.Identify and discuss the workers compensation issue