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AK HB263
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends AS 18.60.058(a) to expand reportable workplace accidents to include an employee's loss of an eye or amputation, in addition to fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations.
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Changes reporting method requirement from "orally" to "by telephone or in person" to the division of labor standards and safety or federal toll-free number.
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Changes report content requirement from "number of hospitalized employees" to "number of injured employees" to capture broader injury reporting.
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Maintains 8-hour reporting deadline after employer receives accident information, with extended deadline up to 30 days for accidents initially reported late.
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Removes reporting obligation for employers who first receive information of a fatality, hospitalization, eye loss, or amputation more than 30 days after the accident occurs.
Legislative Description
Employer Report Of Workplace Injury/death
Death
Last Action
REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
1/19/2016