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AK SB148
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends AS 18.60.058(a) to require employers to report employment accidents resulting in a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, loss of an eye, or amputation of an employee to the division of labor standards and safety
- Reports must be made by telephone or in person to the nearest division office or by telephone to a federal toll-free number, with specific information including establishment name, accident location and time, contact person details, accident description, number of fatalities or injured employees, and extent of injuries
- Employers must report within 8 hours of receiving information that an accident occurred, except when information is received 8 or more hours after the accident but within 30 days, in which case the report must be made within 8 hours of receiving the information
- No reporting requirement applies if the employer first receives information of a reportable injury more than 30 days after the accident occurs
- Act takes effect immediately
Legislative Description
Employer Report Of Workplace Injury/death
Death
Last Action
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 5/18/16
5/23/2016
Committee Referrals
Labor & Commerce1/19/2016
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