Injury Reporting Procedures

The filing of an injury report starts with the Risk Manager collecting all required report forms, contact the insurance company, and forward all required forms and information to the administrator. Discussion usually take place regarding acceptance or denial of the claim. Administrator will contact the employee and possibly the supervisor, to discuss the claim. As well as completing report forms, the Risk Manager will discuss the accident with the injured worker to determine what happened and how it could have been prevented: i.e., safety practices, improper equipment or conditions. The supervisor and/or department head should be contacted by the Risk Manager to discuss the accident further in an effort to improve safety.