Archived how long do I have to file an incident report?

[NervousTM]

It wasn't anything that was anyone's fault just a freak accident and I'll probably be okay. BUT I was wondering if I should file a report and how long I have to do it?

 

[AdItemOnly]

Immediately after the incident! Like on the spot, otherwise as soon as humanly possible, like right now.

 

[whippingboy]

I know of someone who waited for months and lost out. Do it asap.

 

[Retail Girl]

If you don't do it pretty much immediately, the harder it will be to get worker's compensation.

 

[NervousTM]

I did it on Tuesday so it's probably too late at this point but thank you for the responses!

 

[TallAPGuy]

No, it's not too late. I would tell your ETL what happened as soon as possible so that everything can be taken care of as quickly as possible.

 

[signingminion]

I was told I had 24hrs to file for injury to my person the other day after taking a box to the face/glasses....wasn't hurt but worried if I woke up super bruised I might have needed to get checked out. Might be by state, but definitely by the next day is a good choice. Lots of car accidents/personal injury isn't felt until the next day or later in the day.

 

[Sickofspot]

Most stores have a 24 hour window in my area. But, you may still want to say something, just in case.

 

[Retail Girl]

It might be 24 hours for the initial report, but you should always say something to your supervisor immediately. This covers you if you discover later the next day that you were injured and will help fight the, "how do we know you didn't injure yourself someplace else" questions that will arise when they try to deny payment.

 

[NervousTM]

Thanks for all the responses filed today(exactly one week after incident) and they said nothing about it being too late!