Workplace Injuries
In compliance with state law, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ
has established a Workers’ Compensation Program for employees who are injured in the
course of performing their assigned job responsibilities. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ’s responsibility is
to provide and monitor complete medical treatment of the injury.
The responsibility of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ includes, but is not limited to, initial emergency treatment,
subsequent treatment by pre-established panel physicians, mandatory follow-up treatment
as requested by the attending panel physicians or the Workers’ Compensation insurance
carrier, development and assignment of a medically approved position, if available,
and/or provisions for retraining. Job-related injuries and occupational illnesses
are handled in accordance with the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, 77 P.S.
1 et seq, as amended and the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease
Act. The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for administering the program.
Procedure
- Go to the emergency department for immediate evaluation and treatment.
- Advise them that the injury occurred in the workplace and that you are covered under
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Workers' Compensation insurance. Do NOT give them your health insurance card.
- Within 24 hours of injury, email the employee incident report form [PDF] to Environmental Health and Safety at occ-env-safety@pcom.edu to report your injury. Environmental Health and Safety will then open a Workers'
Compensation claim on your behalf to cover any bills you incur (including prescriptions).
- If you receive any documents and/or invoices related to the injury, please immediately
send them to the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. Do not pay any bills
out of pocket.
EMPLOYEE INCIDENT REPORT FORM