Employee Injury Reporting Procedures in Workplace
Ensuring proper procedures are followed in the event of a workplace injury to maintain a safe environment for employees and patients. Any incident, no matter how minor, should be reported to the Supervisor/Manager for necessary medical attention. Employees unable to work due to work-related injuries must provide medical documentation and communicate regularly with their supervisor and Benefits Administrator. In cases where the injured employee cannot return to work, accommodations may be considered for an alternate duty position.
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Purpose To ensure proper procedures are followed in the event of a workplace injury, to promote an environment safe to employees and patients.
Any incident, no matter Any incident, no matter how minor, should be how minor, should be reported to the reported to the Supervisor/Manager who Supervisor/Manager who will then see that the will then see that the employee receives any employee receives any necessary medical necessary medical attention. attention.
The Supervisor/Manager will see that the employee receives any The Supervisor/Manager will see that the employee receives any necessary medical attention necessary medical attention a. Working Well will be used for non-emergent cases Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm b. Emergency Room will be used for weekend, after hour, holiday, and emergent cases. The employee shall be required to undergo a post accident The employee shall be required to undergo a post accident drug screen. drug screen.
A RL Solution Safety Event report must be entered by the Employee, Supervisor or Manager.
The Benefits Administrator will report the event to designated insurance carrier within 48 hours
Employees who are unable to work due to a work related injury must: a. Provide medical documentation to support their absence. b. Communicate with their supervisor and Benefit Administrator on a weekly basis concerning their health status. c. Provide a written release from their physician stating that they are able to return to work and preform their assigned job duties.
In the event the injured employee is unable In the event the injured employee is unable to return to work due to injuries sustained in to return to work due to injuries sustained in the line of duty as documented by a the line of duty as documented by a physician, the Benefit Administrator may physician, the Benefit Administrator may contact Risk Management to determine contact Risk Management to determine what, if any, accommodations can be made what, if any, accommodations can be made for an alternate duty position. for an alternate duty position.
If an alternate duty position is available and the employee is qualified to perform the job duties. MRHC may place the medically restricted employee into an alternate duty position until the medical restrictions are lifted, changed, or reviewed every 30 days whichever occurs first. If an employee is provided with an alternate duty position, he or she will retain all benefits and will be paid his/her regular rate of pay.
. All accident reports are reviewed by the Benefit Administrator and the Safety Committee to determine if corrective actions are adequate and additional corrective action will be recommended, if warranted.
Employees who fail to follow the policy and procedure resulting in injury or who fail to report injuries in accordance with this policy will be counseled through the disciplinary process which can include written warning up to and including termination
