Injury and Incident Reporting

Injuries, incidents, near misses, and known hazards should be reported to an area supervisor and the EHS Department. This includes any injuries or incidents involving faculty, staff, students, or visitors on a TMCC campus or property or off property if it involves TMCC in any capacity. Incidents also include theft, vandalism, property damage, and vehicle accidents.

OSHA requires reporting work-related injuries that result in an in-patient hospital admittance within 24 hours. Injuries resulting from emergency care are to be reported to the employee’s supervisor and the EHS Department as soon as possible.

Medical Care

Emergency Care: If the individual requires emergency medical attention call 911. An ambulance should transport the injured person to the nearest emergency room.
Urgent Care: If the individual requires urgent treatment, arrange transportation to the nearest first-stop urgent care. Urgent care treatment can include broken bones, stitches, and other non-emergency care.
Clinical Care: If the individual requires non-emergency or urgent care, they can schedule an appointment or walk into one of the approved urgent care providers (worker’s compensation/employees only).

A list of approved worker's compensation urgent care providers is located on the NSHE Workers Compensation website.

Documentation (Employee/Student Employee)

D-2 Brief Description of Rights and Benefits: Provide to the injured employee.
C-1 Notice of Injury or Occupational Disease: Injured employee to complete and signed by supervisor - If an injury or occupational disease (OD) arises out of and in the course of employment, written notice must be provided by the employee to his/her supervisor whether or not medical treatment is being sought and as soon as practicable, but no later than seven days after the accident or OD.
Supervisor Incident Investigation Report: Completed by the supervisor and signed by the employee.

Documentation (Non-Employee/Student/Visitor)

TC-2 Potential Liability Incident Report: Completed by a responsible party and submitted to EHS.

Helpful Tips

Document details as soon as possible to accurately capture facts and specifics.
Document slips and falls with pictures (if in snowy/icy weather before melt occurs).
Gather witness statements if applicable.
Utilize meaningful corrective and preventative actions to prevent future incidents.
Remove/secure any hazards after proper documentation has been made.

Medical Care

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Documentation (Employee/Student Employee)

Documentation (Non-Employee/Student/Visitor)

Helpful Tips