(A) Employees are required to immediately report any work-related accidents, illnesses or injuries. The proper reporting of such matters is critical to ensure that an employee receives all benefits to which he or she is entitled under the State Workers’ Compensation Act.
(B) For the employee’s protection, job-related injuries, accidents or illnesses must be reported the day that they occur unless extenuating circumstances prevent the employee from reporting within that time frame.
(C) The employee must call the “company nurse” on the injury hotline at 855-339-1889.
(D) The employee’s supervisor, as well as the City Clerk, will be notified of all accidents involving city employees and/or city equipment as soon as possible but in no event later than the next workday. The city will follow the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Injury and Illness Reporting in Kentucky requirements found in Appendix A.
(E) Accidents involving either city owned vehicles or personal vehicles being operated for city business will be reported to the Police Department for investigation, and employees may be required to submit to drug and alcohol testing pursuant to the drug- and alcohol-free workplace policy.
(F) The city places great importance in this policy. All employees are obliged to comply. Any employee that is discovered to have been aware of a serious accident and failed to report it will face appropriate disciplinary consequences.