WAC 296-307-015   What must an employer do if a serious injury occurs?  (1) You must report to us within eight hours of an incident that:

     • Causes a fatal or possibly fatal injury;

     • Involves acute injury or illness from exposure to pesticides; or

     • Causes injury requiring in-patient hospitalization of any employee.

     To report, you must contact your nearest labor and industries office by phone or in person, or call the OSHA toll-free hotline, 1-800-321-6742.

Exception:

If you do not learn of a reportable incident when it happens, you must report it within eight hours of learning about the incident.

     (a) Your report must include:

     • Establishment name;

     • Location of the incident;

     • Time of the incident;

     • Number of fatalities, hospitalized employees, or pesticide exposures;

     • Contact person;

     • Phone number; and

     • Brief description of the incident.

     (b) Fatalities or hospitalizations that occur within thirty days of an incident must also be reported.

     (2) If a department investigator asks for assistance, you must assign the employees that the investigator requests.

     (3) Do not move any equipment involved in the incident until we complete an investigation.

Exception:

You may move equipment to prevent additional incidents, or to remove the victim.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-015, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-015, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-22-048, § 296-306A-015, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]