Chapter I - Health and Safety

Part 4.0 Privacy and School Safety

Section 4.3 Accident Reports

Policy Statement:

Accident Reports

If a student is injured in an accident or under any circumstances, the staff should bring the student to the school office and explain what happened to cause the injury.  The school office personnel will initiate first aid and assess the severity of the injury, and will call the parents of the student if necessary.

Accidents and injuries must be documented using Accident Reports, Student Injury Reports or other applicable reports.  Persons involved in the event and/or witnesses must complete appropriate reports immediately, or as soon as is reasonably appropriate, but not less than 24 hours from the time of the accident or injury.

Staff or Visitor Injury or Job-related Illness Reports

A.        If it is serious, report within 8 hours:

"Section 34A-6-301(3)(b)(ii) states that each employer shall, within 8 hours of occurrence, notify the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, at (801) 530-6901 or (800) 530-5090, of any; work-related fatality; disabling, serious, or significant injury; or occupational disease incident. A serious injury includes; amputation, fractures of major bones (both simple and compound), and hospitalization for medical treatment."

B.        If it is less serious, report within 7 days:

"Each employer shall file the report within seven days after the occurrence, or the employee's notification of the same, which results in medical treatment by a physician, loss of consciousness, loss of work, restriction of work, or transfer to another job."

C.        Additionally:

"Each employer shall file a subsequent report with the commission of any previously reported injury; or occupational disease that later resulted in death."

If it is not serious and does not result in medical treatment by a physician, loss of consciousness, loss of work, restriction of work, or job transfer, then it does not need to be reported.