Section 7-203. EMPLOYER'S REPORT OF INJURY

 

203.1All employers shall give a written report of every employee's injury or death to the Office within ten (10) working days of the injury or death within ten (10) working days from the date that the employer has knowledge of an occupational disease or illness in respect of such injury.

 

203.2Under §33(e) of the Act [§36-332(e), D.C. Code, 1981 ed.], failure to provide a Report of Injury shall subject an employer to a civil penalty up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each failure.

 

203.3Under §33(f) of the Act [§36-332(f), D.C. Code, 1981 ed.], the time limit for filing a claim shall not begin until a Report of Injury is filed.

 

203.4The Report of Injury shall contain the following:

 

(a)The name, address, phone number and business of the employer;

 

(b)The name, address, phone number and occupation of the employee;

 

(c)The date, time, and place of the injury;

 

(d)The nature of the injury;

 

(e)The cause of the injury;

 

(f)Whether the injury is expected to result in lost time or no lost time;

 

(g)The name of any known witness and other relevant circumstances;

 

(h)The name and address of the employer's insurer; and

 

(i)Any other information that the Office may require.

 

203.5The Employer's Report of Injury may be hand delivered or mailed to the Office within the prescribed ten (10) working days.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 3213 (June 3, 1994).