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Chart XII-Employer's Report of Accidents, cont.
 
Jurisdiction

Keeping of
Accident Records
by Employer

Louisiana

Reporting Requirements1

Penalties for Failure to Report
Maximum
Fine ($)

Minimum
Fine ($)

Imprisonment

500

 

 

Only injuries causing one day or more of lost time Within seven days of ER's
knowledge of lost time

100 per
offense14

 

 

Not required

Disability of more than three days

Within 10 days

50 and de facto
loss of defense
of statute of
limitations

 

 

Massachusetts

Required

Disability of five or more calendar days

Within seven days, except
Sundays and holidays

10015

 

 

Michigan

Required

Death, disabilities of seven days or more, and
specific losses

Immediately

 

 

 

Minnesota

Required

Death or serious injury
Disability of three days or more

Within 48 hours
Within 14 days

500

 

 

Mississippi

Required

Death or disability of more than five days16

Within 10 days

10016

No minimum

 

Missouri

Not required

Death or injury

Within 30 days17

500

50

One week to one
year

Montana

Required

All injuries

Within six days

500

200

 

Nebraska

Required

All injuries or diagnosed occupational diseases
which result in death, time away from work,
restricted work or termination of employment,
loss of consciousness, or medical treatment
other than first aid

Within 10 days18

1,000

 

Up to six months

Nevada

Required19

All injuries requiring medical treatment

Within six working days
after report from physician

1,000

100

 

New
Hampshire

Required

All injuries you can take out involving lost time or
medical expenses

Within five calendar days

2,500

 

 

New Jersey

Required

All injuries, other than those requiring first aid

Within three weeks of
learning of accident or
knowledge of occupational
disease

50

10

 

New
Mexico

Required20

Any injury or illness resulting in more than seven
days of lost time

Within 10 days of
employer notification

1,000

25

 

New York

Required21

Disability of one day beyond working day or shift
on which accident occurred or requiring medical
care beyond two first-aid treatments

Within 10 days

2,500

 

 

North
Carolina

Required

Disability of more than one day or charges for
medical compensation exceeding the amount set
by the commission

Within five days of
knowledge of injury or
allegation

25

5

 

North
Dakota

Not required

All injuries

Within seven days

 

 

 

Ohio

Required

Injuries causing seven days' total disability or
more

Within one week

250

 

Up to 30 days

Oklahoma

No provision

Fatalities and all injuries that result in more than
three days' absence from work

Within 10 days of
knowledge of death or
injury

500 for each
refusal

No provision

No provision

Oregon

Required

All claims or accidents that may result in
compensable injury claims

Within five days after
employer knowledge22

23

 

 

Pennsylvania

Required

Death cases
Disability of one day or more

Within 48 hours
After seven days but not
later than 10 days

24

 

 

Rhode
Island

No provision

Death cases
Disability of three days or more and all injuries
requiring medical treatment
Any claim resulting in medical expense

Within 48 hours
Within 10 days

250 per offense

 

 

Injuries

Time Limit

Required

Lost time over seven days or death

Within 10 days of
employer's actual
knowledge of injury13

Maine

Required if treated

Maryland

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