REPORTING ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIRST AID

For accidents and incidents that do not result in injury or illness, the Accident / Incident Report Form should be completed and submitted to Environmental Health & Safety.  Please attached completed form and email to safety@marshall.edu

All injuries must be reported immediately to the employee’s supervisor.

Minor first aid will be administered on the job. Injuries requiring more than first aid will be referred to the Emergency Department at either Cabell Huntington Hospital or St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, or the nearest hospital for injuries occurring off of main campus.

Once the supervisor has been notified and any necessary first aid or medical treatment has been rendered, all injuries or illnesses must be reported to the Environmental Health and Safety Department within 24 hours of the injury or illness via the on-line reporting form. The form is in Adobe® pdf with fields that can be completed and submitted online. The form will transmit electronically to the appropriate parties for processing.

Workplace Injury / Illness Report Form     -     http://www.marshall.edu/safety/files/hr-serv-form-31.pdf

Marshall University has partnered with University Occupational, Environmental and Disability Medicine to provide injury care and follow up for Huntington campus employees. This group of physicians specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of occupational related injuries and illnesses and management of worker’s compensation claims as well as preventive care and occupational health surveillance. Marshall University employees will receive prompt, efficient quality medical care for acute non-urgent work related injuries as well as any follow up care that is necessary. The clinic is located on the 1^st Floor of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital. (Note: This service is offered as an optional courtesy. MU employees are not required to receive care from the University Occupational, Environmental and Disability Medicine group in the treatment of work-related injuries. All services offered through the group will be billed through regular insurance processes. Medical records of employees shall remain confidential as per HIPPA requirements).

Records for injuries as required by OSHA will be maintained by Human Resources.

Insurance Claim Reporting

The West Virginia Board of Risk & Insurance Management BRIM) provides casualty insurance coverage for Marshall University.  This includes protection from lawsuits and other liability claims resulting from incidents due to automobile accidents, employment practices, property, flood, general liability, and medical professional liability at the respective teaching institution.

Any employee of Marshall University who either witnesses or is made aware of the occurrence of any insurable incident should gather all available information on the incident and report all insurance claims to the Environmental Health and Safety Department within 24 hours of the incident via the on-line reporting form. The form is available on the Environmental Health and Safety website at as an Adobe® form with fields that can be completed and submitted online. The form will transmit electronically to the appropriate parties for processing.

WV Board of Risk Management Insurance Loss Notice Report Form     -      http://www.marshall.edu/safety/files/BRIM_Insurance_Loss_Report_Notice.pdf

Automobile Incidents

Report all auto accidents immediately to the Marshall University Police Department 304-696-6357 (HELP). All claims should be reported following the above procedures.