Workplace Injury

What to do if you are injured while at work:

Download PDF of workplace injury reporting instructions.

• Contact the Columbus State Police Department (2525)
• Seek medical attention as soon as possible.
• Notify your supervisor as soon as possible.
• Download and complete the Incident Report Form and then send via email to workplaceinjury@cscc.edu or via FAX to 287-6111.
• If you receive medical attention at an emergency room or other medical facility you will need to complete the BWC First Report of Injury Form (FROI 1).

Forms you will need:

• Incident Report
• Back Injury Report (if applicable)
• Disease or Illness Report (if applicable)
• Witness to Accident Report (if applicable)
• Supervisors Investigation Report

For Review: PERRP Poster

Related College Policies and Procedures

Sick Leave Policy (3-10[H]).

"If an employee is absent from work due to a work-related injury and receives lost-time
compensation from the Bureau of Workers Compensation, that employee is not eligible
to utilize sick leave or receive pay from the college for that absence or any subsequent
related absence for which he/she receives lost-time compensation. (Such leave shall be
counted as Family and Medical Leave under Policy No. 3-36.)"

Transitional Work Program Policy (3-38)  and Procedure
(3-38[I])

"The purpose of this policy is to provide full-time employees of Columbus State Community College a quick, efficient and safe return to work from an on-the-job injury, illness, or a temporary disability. The goal is to gradually return the employee to his/her original position with an ability to perform the essential duties of that position."