Workers’ Compensation How To Report An Employee Injury

Workers’ Compensation How To Report An Employee Injury

Employee Reporting Procedures What should an employee do if he/she is injured on the job? Call 911 for all emergencies that result in serious bodily injury, and seek treatment at the nearest emergency room. Notify supervisor immediately. Inform supervisor of what happened, how it happened, who saw what happened, and if an injury occurred as a result of the incident. If an employee is a witness to a work related accident in which an injury occurred and the involved employee cannot notify his/her supervisor, the employee should notify the injured employee’s supervisor immediately.

The employee and supervisor call the 24/7 Call Center @ 1866-245-8588. Select Option #1 to speak to a nurse for immediate care. – The nurse will collect the needed information from the supervisor. – The nurse will ask the supervisor to hand the employee the phone and leave the room. – The employee will give the nurse the necessary information. – The nurse (RN) will evaluate and determine care/treatment options.

Option #1 – The nurse will ask the following information: – Employee First and Last Name – Last 4 digits of the Social Security Number – Date of Birth – Date of Injury – Employer Location and Department – Employee contact telephone number – Nature of Injury – If the nurse recommends care/treatment, the employee will pick one of the providers from the institution’s preapproved panel.

Supervisor’s Responsibility Once the nurse recommends care/treatment, the supervisor is required to call the First Notice of Loss hotline at 1-866-245-8588 and select Option #2. Supervisor will be asked to answer the following questions: – Employee’s full name – Full Social Security Number – Employee’s address – Date of Hire – Date the supervisor/employer was notified of the injury – Description of the accident – Location of the accident – Was injury in the course and scope of employment – Is there any reason to question the validity of the claim – Report the injury to HR and confirm First Notice of Loss was filed