Employee Injury

Question 1

Employee Injury SOP:

Answer 1

• SOP 02.03.01
  
  • Personal Injury Reporting

Question 2

Employee Injury required steps:

Answer 2

Issue: Employee Injury

Immediate Actions

• Provide medical treatment, call for EMS response if needed
• Place unit out of service
  
  • Adjust staffing to maximize in service units
• Provide employee with injury packet
• Contact employee’s family as a courtesy

Investigate

• Written statements from all parties and witnesses
• Inspect work area and equipment
• Photos
• Actions leading up to event
• Review SOP 02.03.01 Personal Injury Reporting

Notify

• Battalion Management Team (BC and EMS Supervisor)
• Uniformed Fire Officer
• Safety Officer
• Staffing coordinator (Ops406) if employees are not able to work
  
  • Update telestaff/FOCUS

Document

• Supervisors notes (names, date, time)
• Station log book
  
  • Full legal name
  • Location of injury
  • Incident number/report if applicable
  • Brief description of how injury occurred
• Risk Management online claim reporting (www.claimonline.fairfaxcounty)
• Employer’s First Report of Accident on-line
• FRD-071 Employee’s Supervisor Report of Workplace Related Injury/Illness
• FRD-074-Medical Status Form (if applicable)
• FRD-091 Therapy Report Form (if applicable)
• FRD-075-Significant Incident Report by end of 24 hour shift (if applicable)

Follow up

• Recommend progressive discipline to BC as appropriate
• Repair/replace faulty equipment
• Delegate training for the shift to LT or Master Technician on SOPs, station policies, and ways to prevent future occurrences
  
  • Review training in 3 working days, have the training delivered in 6 working days
• Maintain contact with injured employee at least weekly until return to full duty