Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22139 - Reporting fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of eye as result of work-related incidents to MIOSHA
Rule 1139.
(1)
Fatalities. Within 8 hours after the death of any employee from a work-related
incident, you must report the fatality by telephone to the MIOSHA toll-free
central telephone number: 1-800-858-0397.
(2) Hospitalizations, amputations, and losses
of an eye. Within 24 hours after the inpatient hospitalization of 1 or more
employees or an employees amputation or an employees loss of an eye, as a
result of a work-related incident, you must report the inpatient
hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to MIOSHA.
(3) You must report the inpatient
hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye using 1 of the following
methods:
(a) By telephone or in person to the
MIOSHA office that is nearest to the site of the incident.
(b) By telephone to the MIOSHA toll-free
central telephone number: 1-844-464-6742.
(c) By electronic submission using the
reporting application located on MIOSHAs web site at
www.michigan.gov/recordkeeping.
(4) If the MIOSHA office is
closed, may I report the inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an
eye by leaving a message on MIOSHA's answering machine, faxing the bureau
office, or sending an e-mail? No. If the MIOSHA office is closed, you must
report the inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye using
either the toll-free central telephone number: 1-844-464-6742 or the reporting
application located on MIOSHAs web site at
www.michigan.gov/recordkeeping.
(5) What information do I need to give to
MIOSHA about the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an
eye? You must give MIOSHA all of the following information for each fatality,
inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye:
(a) The establishments name.
(b) The location of the work-related
incident.
(c) The time of the
work-related incident.
(d) The type
of reportable event, fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss
of an eye.
(e) The number of
employees who suffered a fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or
loss of an eye.
(f) The names of
the employees who suffered a fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation,
or loss of an eye.
(g) Your contact
person and his or her phone number.
(h) A brief description of the work-related
incident.
(6) Am I
required to report the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss
of an eye if it resulted from a motor vehicle accident on a public street or
highway? If the motor vehicle accident occurred in a construction work zone,
you must report the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of
an eye. If the motor vehicle accident occurred on a public street or highway,
but not in a construction work zone, you are not required to report the
fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to MIOSHA.
However, the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye
must be recorded on your MIOSHA injury and illness records, if you are required
to keep such records.
(7) Am I
required to report the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss
of an eye if it occurred on a commercial or public transportation system? No.
You are not required to report the fatality, inpatient hospitalization,
amputation, or loss of an eye to MIOSHA if it occurred on a commercial or
public transportation system, such as an airplane, a train, subway, or bus.
However, the fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye
must be recorded on your MIOSHA injury and illness records, if you are required
to keep these records.
(8) Am I
required to report a work-related fatality or inpatient hospitalization caused
by a heart attack? Yes. The MIOSHA director will decide whether to investigate
the incident, depending on the circumstances of the heart attack.
(9) What if the fatality, inpatient
hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye does not occur during or
immediately following the work-related incident? You must report a fatality to
MIOSHA only if the fatality occurs within 30 days of the work-related incident.
For an inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye, you must
report the event to MIOSHA only if it occurs within 24 hours of the
work-related incident. However, the fatality, inpatient hospitalization,
amputation, or loss of an eye must be recorded on your MIOSHA injury and
illness records, if you are required to keep these records.
(10) What if I don't learn about a reportable
fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye immediately?
If you do not learn about a reportable fatality, inpatient hospitalization,
amputation, or loss of an eye at the time it occurred, you must make the report
to MIOSHA within the following time period after the fatality, inpatient
hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye is reported to you or to any of
your agents: 8 hours for a fatality, and 24 hours for an inpatient
hospitalization, an amputation, or a loss of an eye.
(11) What if I dont immediately learn that
the reportable fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an
eye was the result of a work-related incident? If you do not immediately learn
that the reportable fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of
an eye was the result of a work-related incident, you must make the report to
MIOSHA within the following time period after you or any of your agents learn
that the reportable fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of
an eye was the result of a work-related incident: 8 hours for a fatality, and
24 hours for an inpatient hospitalization, an amputation, or a loss of an
eye.
(12) What is the definition of
inpatient hospitalization? "Inpatient hospitalization" means a formal admission
to the inpatient service of a hospital or clinic for care or
treatment.
(13) Am I required to
report an inpatient hospitalization that involves only observation or
diagnostic testing? No. You are not required to report an inpatient
hospitalization that involves only observation or diagnostic testing. You must
report to MIOSHA each inpatient hospitalization that involves care or
treatment.
(14) What is the
definition of amputation? "Amputation" means the traumatic loss of a limb or
other external body part. Amputation includes all of the following:
(a) A part, such as a limb or appendage, that
has been severed, cut off, amputated, either completely or partially.
(b) Fingertip amputations with or without
bone loss.
(c) Medical amputations
resulting from irreparable damage.
(d) Amputations of body parts that have since
been reattached. Amputations do not include avulsions, enucleations,
deglovings, scalpings, severed ears, or broken or chipped teeth.
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