b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEcontinued from page: 44that when they saw him arrive at work, he could barely walk from his car into the shop. Further investigation revealed that he had been in a serious incident the night before and been injured. He had lived with the pain in his knee so that he could make it into work the next day to make an accident claim, in order to obtain workers compensation benefits. This incident occurred before the BUSINESS MANAGEMENTcurrent OSHA reportability requirements. If it had occurred today, it would have to have been reported to OSHA, being work- accident on _____(date).The supervisor related. Her investigation was completedshould also take photographs of the accident in less than a day and, therefore, if this hadscene, if appropriate, and document any other occurred in 2022, she would not have hadrelated environmental conditions. This may to report it to OSHA. seem like quite a bit of effort, but what may I could describe at least dozens of situations inseem like a small incident when it occurs, which the employers accident investigationcan grow into something much more serious resulted in controlling what could have beenwith the passage of time. Also, even though very costly claims. It is not just in the areathe incident may not be OSHA reportable, it of workers compensation where a goodcould still result in a compliance inspection investigationcanbeverybeneficialinif it results in an employee complaint. controlling your exposure to other costs, itIn the next issue I will discuss the accident can also prevent possible OSHA inspectionsinvestigation procedure itself, including and citations. witness interviews and the five Whys of For any incident/accident, which does notan accident investigation. I will also provide result in hospitalization, the supervisorsome guidelines on how to deal with different should notify the company safety director,types of accidents, from minor incidents to or his/her team leader, that an accident hasserious hospitalizations, as well as fatalities. occurred and the severity of the accident/NFBA Legal Services Planincident. In the case of such an incident/accident, the supervisor should be directed toAllNFBAMemberspleaseremember conduct an investigation using the companysthat your Membership includes your Legal standard accident investigation form. He/ Services Plan.This plan allows you one free she should interview the injured employee,consultation up to 30 minutes per month noting their identity, and then interview allvia phone, email, or office conference with eyewitnesses. I suggest that the supervisorLegal Counsel.To take advantage of this, commit the witnesses statements to writing.please contact Auman Mahan & Furrys He/she should add a line to the end of theGary Auman at 937-223-6003 ext. 3111. statement similar to: I have read this entireThis program is exclusive to current NFBA statement and it is a true recitation of what IMembers. saw and/or heard regarding ___________s 46 / FRAME BUILDER - FEB2022'