Injury / Incident Reporting Form

All community members must complete and submit this form as soon as possible following an Injury / Incident or Near Miss. The personal information provided in this form is collected pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. The information collected from this form will be used for the purpose of reporting accidents/ incidents, administering investigations, conducting/managing a WSIB claim, and complying with legal requirements.


If you have questions regarding the Incident Report Form, please contact the Health and Safety Department at healthandsafety@algomau.ca.

Section 1 - Details of Reportee

Details of person completing this report

Your Email:

Your First Name

Your Last Name

Student /Staff/Faculty Number

Campus or Site where the injury/incident occurred:

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Is this a Security related incident?*
Are You*

Are you reporting this injury/incident for yourself

Section 2- Details of the Security Report

Briefly describe the nature of the incident report

Briefly explain the incident from Security's Report


Section 2 - Details of Individual (Injured employee or person involved in an incident)

All employees / person reporting shall fill out this section to the best of their recollection of events leading up to and including details of the injury / incident.

Are you/affected person a(n):

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Current department?

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What is your/affected person's current position (if applicable)?

How long have you/affected person been in the current role? (in Years)

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What union/collective agreement is your/affected person's position covered by (if applicable)?

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Your/Affected Person's direct manager/supervisor's email:

Witnesse(s)*

Is there any other person(s) who witnessed the event?


Section 3 - Witness Details

Please provide their full name(s), position(s) (if applicable), and phone number(s).


Section 4 - Injury/Incident/Near Miss details

Was this incident reported to your/affected person's immediate supervisor/manager/faculty?

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Date when injury/incident was reported?

Date when injury/incident occurred?

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Description of First Aid

Cut/puncture/abrasion/lacerations - Cuts that do not involve fat or muscle tissue (superficial), are not bleeding heavily, are less than 1/2 inch long - First Aid only

Description of Medical aid /hospitalization

Cut /puncture/laceration or other requiring hospitalization

Description of Critical Injury

If this is a Critical Injury, please

Step 1: Call 911

Step 2: Administer first aid to the injured employee

Step 3: Secure and manage the scene (clear employees and unessential persons from area, control or eliminate sources of danger, DO NOT DISTURB SCENE)

Step 4: Reporting (Safety Committee, Union, MOL)

Step 5: Conduct an investigation

Definition of Critical Injury

For the purposes of the Act and the Regulations,

“critically injured” means an injury of a serious nature that,


(a) places life in jeopardy,

(b) produces unconsciousness,

(c) results in substantial loss of blood,

(d) involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe,

(e) involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe,

(f) consists of burns to a major portion of the body, or

(g) causes the loss of sight in an eye. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 834, s. 1.

Where did the injury/incident occur:

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Specific location of where the injury/incident occured. Please give as much detail as possible - the exact location, time, names and contact information for witnesses (if applicable).

Briefly, but precisely describe the injury/incident.

Please give as much detail as possible and include all relevant information

Training*

Was the individual trained to complete the tasks given at the time of the incident?

Job/Task*

At the time of the event, was the job/task being done in the usual way?

Explain why the job/task was not being done in the usual way. What was different, could be internal/external circumstances eg: weather, lack of training......

Please identify the size, type, and weight of any materials/equipment involved in the event (If applicable)

Please select body part(s) that were affected.

Which side?*

Which side did the injury occur?

Similar injuries in the past*

Have you experienced a similar injury to this body part(s) previously?


Section 5 - Details of similar injury in Past

If yes, please describe where, when, and how it happened.


Section 6 - Medical Treatment Details

Medical Attention Required*

Are you planning to or have you already sought medical attention for this accident/incident?

If yes, when did you seek medical attention?

Specify details of treatment received

WSIB Form 8

Have you provided WSIB Form 8 to your supervisor/manager?


Section 7 - Corrective Actions

Corrective Actions*

Are corrective/further actions required with regard to this incident?

Please specify what actions have/need to be implemented (eg. safety talk, coaching..)

Please specify why no corrective action is required

Individual responsible for completing the corrective action


Section 8 - Preventative Actions

Preventative Actions*

Are preventative actions required with regards to this incident?

Please specify what actions have/need to be implemented (eg. safety talk, coaching..)

Please specify why no preventative action is required

Individual responsible for completing the preventative action


You may upload a copy of Form 8, Pictures, or any supporting documents here:

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Section 9 - Sign Off

Sign off*

Further action/follow-up/investigation required?