When Notifying your Employer About an Accident, What Type of Information Should you Include?

We have written several blogs previously about the importance of filing an accident report with your supervisor when you have been injured at work. One of the most common reasons why a workers' compensation claim is denied is because an employee failed to notify their supervisor that they were hurt while on the job. Without that documentation, it is impossible to show that you actually suffered injuries on the job as opposed to being hurt at somewhere other than work.

When filing an accident report with your supervisor, there are certain details you should make sure to include in that report. The necessary information that should be in your accident report filed with your supervisor includes:

• your name
• your address
• the location of the accident and injury 
• the time of the accident and injury
• the nature of the accident and injury 
• the cause of the accident and injury

If you have been injured while on the job, it is important to hire an experienced workers' compensation attorney to represent your interests. Your employer may tell you that they will "take care of you," but in reality, they are only worried about limiting the amount of damages they will pay.

If you've been hurt on the job, call the workers' compensation attorneys at Portner & Shure today for a free consultation: (301) 854-9000, (410) 995-1515.