1) YOU MUST VERBALLY REPORT YOUR INJURY TO YOUR SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY.
2) YOU MUST COMPLETE A WRITTEN ACCIDENT REPORT FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. READ GCOR 1.3.3. UP ACCIDENT REPORT FORM 52032.
3) GCOR 1.3.3: REQUIRES IMMEDIATE VERBAL REPORTING. REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT TO BE COMPLETED, BUT DOES NOT SPECIFY WHEN. THE BEST RULE IS TO COMPLETE THE ACCIDENT REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE BEST ADVISE IS NOT TO RELY ON THIS RULE FOR LATE REPORTING, BUT RATHER TO IMMEDIATELY VERBALLY REPORT TO THE SUPERVISOR AND THEN MAKE A WRITTEN REPORT.
4) SHOULD YOU GET HURT ON A THURSDAY, THEN REALIZE YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE INJURY SHOULD BE REPORTED FRIDAY. YOU MAY GET FIRED FOR LATE REPORTING.
5) THERE IS NO LAW THAT PROVIDES THE INJURED WORKER WITH THE RIGHT TO CONFER WITH HIS ATTORNEY, A FELLOW CO-WORKER OR THE UNION BEFORE COMPLETING THE ACCIDNET REPORT. NOTHING PROHIBITS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE OR HAVING SOMEONE PRESENT, SO THE INJURED WORKER SHOULD CERTAINALY CALL HIS LOCAL CHAIRMAN FOR ADVISE AND/OR ASK THAT THE LOCAL CHAIRMAN BE PRESENT.
6) YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LET THE SUPERVISOR HELP FILL OUT THE REPORT.
7) YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE TO FILL OUT A WRITTEN REPORT BEFORE GETTING MEDICAL ATTENTION. DEPENDS ON THE INJURY.
8) AN INJURED EMPLOYEE HAS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO SELECT HIS OWN DOCTOR.
9) THE INJURED EMPLOYEE IS NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE A RECORDED VERBAL STATEMENT TO A CLAIM AGENT. GCOR DOES NOT REQUIRE AN INJURED WORKER TO GIVE A RECORDED VERBAL STATEMENT TO THE CLAIM AGENT.