Accident Reporting

An accident is an unplanned event (or sequence of events) that causes injury, illness, or property damage. A "near miss" is an unplanned event or sequence of events that have the potential to cause injury, illness, or property damage. A near miss is equally important to investigate because it indicates that something went wrong. It may only be sheer luck that someone wasn't injured - this time.

The supervisor and/or SEM will investigate the who, what, when, where, and how. The focus of any accident investigation is fact-finding, not faultfinding. The goal of an accident investigation is to find the cause(s) so that the supervisor can determine why it happened to help develop solutions to prevent recurrence.

The supervisor must promptly report all workplace injuries/illnesses.

Emergency Medical Attention: Call 911 for ambulance to transport employee to the hospital for medical treatment.

Non-Emergency Medical Attention: For injuries/illnesses that require non-emergency medical attention, contact Human Resources at 581-2360 to arrange an appointment. If unavailable, supervisors may call HealthWorks at 992-0099 to schedule an appointment. Medical care will be provided at HealthWorks in Bangor at 133 Corporate Drive, Suite 4.

Overnight Admission to a Hospital or Fatality: Immediately contact University of Maine Public Safety at 581-4040 to initiate further response.

Workplace injuries/illnesses sustained by employees:

All work related injuries/illnesses (whether they result in medical attention or not) are reported to Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc (CCMSI), the administrator of the UMaine's workers' compensation/employee injuries and illnesses claims. For information regarding this service, contact UMaine Human Resources (Employee Health and Benefits Office) at 581-2360.

There is an on-line injury/illness reporting system, but until supervisors are trained on the new on-line reporting system, supervisors will report the injury/illness by fax using the Workers' Compensation Incident Report form available at the UMS Risk Management web page.

Fax the completed incident report form to Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc (CCMSI) at 347-7099.

Injuries and property damage sustained by visitors, students, or the general public:

Please complete the Incident Report Form (available at the UMS Risk Management web page) to report injuries or property damages sustained by visitors, students, or the general public alleged to have been caused by the University or occurring on University property or during a University activity or event (do not use this form for auto accidents or employee injuries).

When you have completed the form, please fax the form to the UMaine Campus Risk Management Administrator at 581-2673.