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For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental injury shall include such incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gunshot wound and the like. It may not be considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results From lifting, slipping, tripping or falling. 14.03 At any time the Employer determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the Employer may terminate payments and insist that employee go on a pension program. 14.04 Any employee who qualities for the benefits under this Section, shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of qualified accidental injury which occurred while in the line of duty. 14.05 If an employee is absent on sick leave for more than three (3) consecutive work days, the Employer shall require the employee to present a physician's report attesting to the employee's incapacity and that the employee was under the doctor's care and is able to return to work. The Employer will review the attendance records of employees periodically and at least once in each three (3) month period. If it believes that an employee is developing an attendance problem, it will notify the employee in writing a physician's report attesting to the employee's incapacity will be required for absences of three (3) days or less. When an employee's record becomes satisfactory, the requirement for such medical evidence for short term absences will be removed, and the employee will be notified in writing. 14.06 Any abuse of sick leave or the unjustified patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for discipline, including discharge, as may be determined by the Employer, subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. 14.07 All employees shall receive two and one-half (2 %2) eight (8) hours days off (20 hours), or the employee may elect to receive twenty (20) hours pay for each six (6) consecutive months of unused sick leave. Unused sick leave days earned may be carried over to a new year, with a maximum accumulation of five (5) days (40 hours). 14.08 Accumulated unused sick leave time may be surrendered at the time of retirement, disability retirement, or death of the employee. In order to receive such payment, the employee must be eligible to receive a pension from the Pension Fund. The payment of all those who qualify under this section shall be based upon the rate of pay of the employee at the time of his retirement, disability or death, and payment shall amount to five-eights (5/8) of the unused accumulated sick time. The maximum amount paid for accumulated unused sick leave time and accrued compensation time shall not exceed one thousand five hundred (1500) hours in total. 14.09 Employees may use up to fifteen (15) work days per year of earned and accumulated sick leave if necessitated by illness in the employee's immediate family. However, if an employee uses more than seven (7) sick work days per calendar year for this purpose, the Employer may 10