IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INJURED EMPLOYEES AND
SUPERVISORS: PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF A WORK-
RELATED INJURY
EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Seek medical attention if necessary. There are two urgent care facilities in Laramie. Their
service is typically quicker and less expensive than the emergency room, so employees are
encouraged to consider that option. Advise the health care provider that you are
employed by UW and that you were injured while on the job. If you are asked for a case
or claim number, explain that it will be issued by the Wyoming Workers’ Comp office
(refer to #3 below). Take the UW Work-Related Injury Follow-up Form with
you to your appointment (it is located at the end of these instructions). Send
this completed form to the Workers’ Comp Coordinator in Human
Resources. If you need to get a prescription filled, you may contact the U.W. Workers’
Comp Coordinator about ordering it without a case number (and not paying for it when
it is filled).
2. Notify your supervisor of the injury within 72 hours. Complete the Wyoming
Employee Report of Injury within 10 days of the injury and be sure to include a
description of what you were doing when the injury occurred (please be specific). Sign
the Employee Certification section. The form may be completed electronically (must be
printed and signed) or on paper. Give it to your supervisor or other person authorized by
your department to sign the Employer Certification. If your supervisor is not available,
please go ahead and submit the form to Human Resources so the processing will not be
delayed.
3. The completed Employee Report of Injury must be returned to Human Resources in
Wyoming Hall, Room 139. DO NOT send it to the Workers’ Compensation Division in
Cheyenne. After your report is processed, the State of Wyoming Workers’
Compensation Analyst will contact you by phone or mail with your case number. Please
provide your case number to all of your medical providers who treat you for
this injury.
4. Every time you visit your health care provider for this injury, ask for a written
note stating whether you are able to return to work. The note must clearly
indicate if you are returning to full work duties (no restrictions), if you are
returning to work with partial work duties (restrictions must list the specific
restrictions), or if you are not allowed to return to work due to the injury
(missed days). You must provide notes to the Workers’ Comp Coordinator
after every appointment.
5. IF YOU MISS MORE THAN 3 DAYS OF WORK TIME DUE TO THIS INJURY, you may
be eligible to be paid for Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits. Contact the WY
Workers’ Comp Claims Analyst at (307) 777-8758 for details. Benefited employees who
miss work due to an injury may use sick leave, vacation, or comp time to supplement their
TTD benefits.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Make sure the employee seeks medical treatment if necessary. Ask the employee
to take the UW Work-Related Injury Follow-up Form with them so the
health care provider can fill it out during their appointment.
2. Make sure the injured employee completes the Wyoming Employee Report of
Injury thoroughly (please be specific), with a description of the work they were
performing at the time of the injury. Review and sign the form and make sure it is
submitted to the Workers’ Comp Coordinator in Human Resources within 10 days of
the injury.
3. If the employee sought medical treatment, do not allow the injured
employee to return to work without a medical release. The employee must
submit a written notice indicating when they may return to work and whether there
are any work restrictions. Ask the employee to let you know if they will have any
additional medical appointments related to this injury.
4. If the injured employee sought medical treatment, make sure the employee submits
the UW Work-Related Injury Report Follow-up Form to the Workers’ Comp
Coordinator right away. A written note from the health care provider concerning the
employee’s ability to return to work must be provided after every appointment. If
the employee brings the note to you, send it to the Workers’ Comp
Coordinator right away (it may be scanned and emailed or faxed to 766-
5636). The Wyoming OSHA Recordkeeping regulations have strict deadlines for
compliance, so updates must be provided in a timely manner.
5. If the employee is released to light (restricted) duty, contact the Workers’ Comp
Coordinator to initiate a Return to Work (Light Duty) agreement form.
For further information please contact:
Kira Poulson, Workers’ Compensation Coordinator for UW Human Resources
Department, Room 149, WYO Hall, 307-766-4220, kpoulson@uwyo.edu.
Revised 7/16/19
UW WORK-RELATED INJURY FOLLOW-UP FORM
MUST BE COMPLETED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
Name of Patient: _____________________
Date: ______________
Note to Health Care Provider: This information is needed to provide the data
required by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Please complete this form and give
it to your patient or fax it to UW Human Resources at (307) 766-5636.
1. May the patient return to work? Yes No
2. If no, how many days will the patient need to be away from the workplace?
_________
3. Will the patient have any work restrictions? Yes No
If yes, specify the restrictions (please be specific).
___________________________
4. Did the patient lose consciousness as a result of the injury? Yes No
5. Did the patient receive any of the following? Check all that apply.
____Application of antiseptics during the second or third visit?
____Treatment for second or third degree burns?
____Application of stitches?
____Removal of foreign bodies embedded in eye (not by irrigation)?
____Complicated removal of foreign bodies from the wound (not by
irrigation)?
____Prescription medicines?
____Cutting away dead skin?
____Positive x-ray diagnosis indicating fracture of bones or teeth?
____Punctured eardrum?
____Contaminated sharps injury?
6. Additional Comments:
Name of Health Care Provider (Please print):____________________________
Signature: _______________________________________
Department of Workforce Services
Division of Workers' Compensation
Report of Injury
IMPORTANT: PLEASE COMPLETE THE BACKSIDE OF THIS FORM
INJRPT
Revised 11/11
EMPLOYER INFORMATION
Please use BLACK ink. Do not cross zeros or sevens
Claim Number:
BUSINESS NAME WORK COMP EMPLOYER #
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP PHONE
TAX ID TYPE (FEIN OR SSN) TAX ID NUMBER NATURE OF BUSINESS (MANUFACTURING, ETC.)
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
LAST NAME FIRST NAME MI
MAILING ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
PHYSICAL ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM MAILING ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
PHONE (WITH AREA CODE) EMAIL ADDRESS
DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF HIRE STATE OF HIRE
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
US CITIZEN?
YES NO
IF NO, PROVIDE INS#
SEX
FEMALE MALE
MARITAL STATUS
SINGLE MARRIED DIVORCED WIDOWED
INJURY INFORMATION
DATE OF INJURY TIME OF INJURY
AM PM
TIME EMPLOYEE BEGAN WORK
AM PM
TIME EMPLOYEE ENDED WORK
AM PM
DATE EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED OF INJURY LAST DAY OF WORK AFTER INJURY DATE OF RETURN TO WORK EMPLOYEES OCCUPATION (JOB TITLE) WHEN INJURED
TYPE OF EMPLOYEE
REGULAR VOLUNTEER INMATE OTHER
EMPLOYEE STATUS
OWNER PARTNER CORPORATE OFFICER INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
NAME OF PERSON CONTACTED CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
DID INJURY OCCUR ON EMPLOYER PREMISES?
YES NO
ADDRESS OR LOCATION OF ACCIDENT CITY COUNTY STATE ZIP
FATALITY
YES NO
IF YES, WHAT IS THE DATE OF DEATH?
DID INJURY RESULT IN MEDICAL TREATMENT OR LOST TIME FROM WORK?
MEDICAL TREATMENT
LOST TIME FROM WORK
NAME OF PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
DATE OF INITIAL EXAM
LIST ALL BODY PARTS AND LOCATION OF INJURY (SIDE OF BODY: RIGHT, LEFT, BI-LATERAL, MIDDLE, LOWER, UPPER OR UNKNOWN)
PRIMARY BODY PART: SIDE OF BODY:
HAS THIS BODY PART BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED?
YES NO
IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN
WAS PRIOR INJURY WORKERS COMP?
YES NO
WHAT STATE DID THE PRIOR INJURY OCCUR? DATE PRIOR INJURY OCCURRED?
SECONDARY BODY PART: SIDE OF BODY:
HAS THIS BODY PART BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED?
YES NO
IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN
WAS PRIOR INJURY WORKERS COMP?
YES NO
WHAT STATE DID THE PRIOR INJURY OCCUR? DATE PRIOR INJURY OCCURRED?
LIST ADDITIONAL BODY PARTS AND LOCATIONS BELOW:
BODY PART: SIDE OF BODY:
BODY PART:
SIDE OF BODY:
BODY PART:
SIDE OF BODY:
University of Wyoming
22259
1000 E University Ave, Dept. 3422
Laramie
WY
82071
(307) 766-2438
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Revised 11/11
Claim Number:
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
JOB DESCRIPTION
INJURED WORKER'S DETAILED JOB TITLE AT TIME OF INJURY. (For example: Civil Engineer, not just Engineer; RN or LPN, not just Nurse; Custodian or General Repairs, not just Maintenance)
WHAT WERE THE TYPICAL DUTIES OF THE INJURED WORKER'S JOB AT THE TIME OF INJURY? (For example: operating heavy equipment, mopping floor, hanging drywall, welding, doing data entry)
WHAT HAPPENED? Tell us how the injury occurred. Examples: "When ladder slipped on wet floor, employee fell 20 feet:; "Employee was sprayed with chlorine when gasket broke during replacement".
WHAT OBJECT OR SUBSTANCE DIRECTLY HARMED THE EMPLOYEE? Examples: "concrete floor"; "chlorine", "radial arm saw". If this question does not apply to the incident, leave it blank.
WHAT WAS THE EMPLOYEE DOING JUST BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURED? Describe the activity as well as the tools, equipment, or material the employee was using. Be specific. Examples: "climbing a
ladder while carrying roofing material", "spraying chlorine from hand sprayer", "daily computer key-entry".
WAGE INFORMATION
EMPLOYEE PAID
HOUR DAY WEEK MONTH YEAR BI-WEEKLY SEMI-MONTHLY OTHER
IF HOURLY, WHAT IS THE RATE PER HOUR?
IF NOT PAID HOURLY, WHAT IS THE EMPLOYEE'S PAY RATE HOURS WORKED PER DAY NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK
IS EMPLOYEE AUTHORIZED OVERTIME?
YES NO
NUMBER OF OVERTIME HOURS WORKED
EMPLOYEE PAID FOR THE DATE OF ACCIDENT?
YES NO
DOES THE EMPLOYEE HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB? IF SO, STATE NAME OF EMPLOYER PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER OF THE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER
Employee Release: I authorize the Division of Workers’ Compensation to disclose and or obtain information about my case to or from other state agencies;
insurers, group health plans, third party administrators, health maintenance organizations or Medicare and Medicaid service centers. The information that may be
released or obtained includes: my name, my social security number, the medical services I received and the dates of those services, the amounts charged by
health care providers for my medical services, and the amount of benefits paid. This information may be needed to ensure that benefit payment are not
duplicated. The information given by me herein is true and correct. I agree this release shall remain in full effect until revoked by me in writing. Photocopies of
this authorization shall be given the same effect as the original. I further acknowledge that misrepresentation or fraud can lead to a civil action and/or criminal
prosecution.
EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE OR EMPLOYEE'S REPRESENTATIVE TODAY'S DATE RELATIONSHIP TO EMPLOYEE
PRINT EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE NAME
EMPLOYEE
SSN#
If you are a Medicare Beneficiary, you are required to provide your HICN assigned by the Social Security Administration:
EMPLOYER / SUPERVISORY SIGNATURE DATE
TITLEPRINT EMPLOYER / SUPERVISOR NAME
Yes No Unsure
Yes No
Drug or alcohol test performed on date of injury?
Do you belive this injury or condition is work-related? If No, please attach letter of explanation stating the disputed facts.
Employer Certification: I am an authorized agent of the employer. The information given by me herein is true and correct. I further
acknowledge that misrepresentation or fraud can lead to a civil action or criminal prosecution.
WORK COMP
EMPLOYER #
BUSINESS
NAME
PHONE #:
MAIL ORIGINAL TO:
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
IMPORTANT: For General information
visit www.wyomingworkforce.org or
phone (307) 777-7441
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