Injury/Incident Reporting & Worker’s Compensation

If an employee is injured at work, they should report the incident to their supervisor seek care appropriate to the injury. The preferred provider for work-related injuries involving care beyond basic first aid is Concentra Urgent Care located at 59 East Ave., Lewiston, ME. For after hours care, an employee should be seen at their normal medical care provider or Urgent care location and indicate that the visit is work-related.

In the event of a medical emergency, call 207-786-6111 to reach Bates Campus Safety. Officers will respond and supporting agencies (EMS, fire department, etc.) will be notified, as needed.

If it is not a medical emergency, an employee must contact their supervisor to verbally report the event.

After the injury/incident has been reported, a First Report of Injury Form will need to be completed by the employee and supervisor. The Environmental Health and Safety Department will communicate with the affected employee regarding an injury investigation, if necessary.

HR will contact the Bates Worker’s Compensation insurer if necessary. The information communicated to the insurer is taken largely from the Injury/Incident Report, therefore an accurate and timely submission of this report is critical to establishing both employee and employer rights under Maine State Law and for establishing a date of injury necessary for initiating WC coverage.

Workers’ Compensation Information

Workers’ Compensation (WC) is a no-fault, state-mandated insurance program providing health coverage and wage replacement for employees sustaining injury or illness as a result of their employment. The principal purpose of Workers’ Compensation Law in Maine is to provide specifically defined remedies for employment-related injury and illness.

Workers’ Compensation provides for 80% income replacement after a 7-day or 56-hour elimination period for employees injured on the job. Employees receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits will remain enrolled in the College’s Health, Life, and Long Term Disability benefit programs if they are eligible and enrolled at the time of their injury. Employees receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits will not accrue sick or vacation time or earn College-contributed pension benefits while in a non-working Workers’ Compensation status.

Source: Section 704, Bates College Employee Handbook.

Contacts – Injury and Workers’ Compensation

James Morrison, Director of EHS: jmorriso@bates.edu – W: 207-786-8226, C: 207-240-6174

EHS team: ehs@bates.edu

Benefits team: benefits@bates.edu