Rule 4167-6-10 | Reporting fatalities, hospitalization, amputations, and loss of an eye as a result of work-related incidents.
(A) Within eight hours after the death of any public employee from a work-related incident, the public employer of any affected public employees shall orally report the incident to the superintendent at the phone number indicated on the poster required under rule 4167-4-01 of the Administrative Code or by electronic submission using the appropriate form located on the bureau of workers compensation website.
(B) The public employer shall report any of the following within twenty-four hours of a work-related incident to the superintendent at the phone number indicated on the poster required under rule 4167-4-01 of the Administrative Code or by electronic submission using the appropriate form located on the public employer risk reduction program website:
(1) The hospitalization of one or more public employees;
(2) A public employee's amputation; or
(3) A public employee's loss of an eye.
(C) If the public employer does not learn of a reportable incident at the time it occurs, the public employer shall make an initial report within eight hours of the time the incident is reported to any manager, supervisor, or legal representative of the public employer.
(D) Each initial report required by this rule shall provide the following information:
(1) Establishment name,
(2) Location of the incident,
(3) Time of the incident,
(4) Number of fatalities, hospitalizations, and injuries involving public employees,
(5) Contact person and phone number for the public employer, and
(6) A brief description of the incident.
(E) The superintendent will develop and implement policies and procedures to conduct inspections and investigations of reported incidents pursuant to rule 4167-8-01 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated March 1, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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