Industrial InjuryGuide for Employees

What is An Industrial Injury? This includes but may not be limited to:

AccidentsInjuriesExposures to harmful

materialsOccupational diseases

(from exposures in the workplace)

Is This An Emergency?

Always Dial 911 for any life threatening emergencies.

If it is not a life threatening emergency, call TriageNow with your supervisor.

Step 1: Report InjuryReport the injury to

your Supervisor. Call TriageNow with

your supervisor. Your supervisor will

step away to allow you privacy.

Call TriageNow 1-844-332-5221

Supervisor on Site?…

Report Injury to

Supervisor and he/she will contact TriageNow with you.

Supervisor not onsite? Inform the

Lead in charge and he/she will

contact TriageNow with you.

Supervisor and Lead

not on site? Inform a

co-worker who is

nearby to make

TriageNow call.

Supervisor, Lead or co-worker not

on site? Contact Public

Safety to make the

call to TriageNow with you.

Important! It is still

the Employees responsibility to notify

their Supervisor

of an Industrial

Injury.

If your Supervisor is not physically on site…

Step 2: Have Ready…Paper and PenInjured Employees

Demographics (social security)

Employer name and address

Injury locationSupervisor Name and

Phone#Date/time injury was

reported to SupervisorNames of witnesses

Step 3: Call TriageNow HotlineIntake Coordinator or

RN will gather information regarding the injured employee and the incident.

Employee will then be triaged by the nurse.

Nurse will then inform your Supervisor of the recommended treatment.

Step 4:Facility Referral Medical Treatment

CentersIf medical treatment is

needed, a facility referral will be made.

TriageNow immediately notifies the Medical Facility if the injured employee is arriving and sends an incident report to District Risk Management.

U.S. HealthworksFastMedConcentraNOTE: Centers with this

sign do not accept Industrial Injury cases.

Step 5Physicians Release NoticeUpon return to work, you

must provide your supervisor with a physicians release to duty. If you are released to light or modified duty, the medical release form must indicate these limitations.

District policy is to accommodate all light duty restrictions.

Good To KnowAlways call TriageNow unless the injury can

be treated with a first aid kit. Example: paper cut

Call TriageNow again if symptoms worsen or new symptoms arise.

Interpreters are available if necessary.TriageNow automatically sends reports to

Risk Management and the Work Comp Adjustor after completion of the call.