7.4 Workers’ Compensation

State employees are covered under state workers’ compensation for injuries sustained while operating vehicles or as a passenger in a vehicle in the performance of their job duties. When a state employee is injured on-the-job, the supervisor must report the injury to the Claims Reporting Hotline by calling 1-877-656-RISK (7475). A customer service representative will obtain pertinent claim information from the injured employee’s supervisor. The following information is needed when the claim is called in: 

• Name of the employee;
• Address;
• Contact phone number;
• Social Security number;
• Age;
• Sex;
• Date of injury;
• Wage rate;
• Type of injury;
• Body part injured;
• Injury severity; and
• If medical treatment has been received and where received. 

The customer service representative will complete the Workers’ Compensation Employer’s First Report of Injury (WC1) and remit it electronically to the Risk Management Workers’ Compensation Unit. Upon receipt, a workers’ compensation claims specialist will be assigned and will contact the injured employee and employer for additional information. Once the injury is reported, the first contact will be made by the nurse to set up medical appointments if needed.