Investigate and Take Preventative Measures

Conduct an investigation into the surrounding circumstances and document any findings.

You can use information that you obtain through this investigation to prevent similar injuries in the future. Investigations should include interviews with coworkers and other witnesses and securing any circumstantial evidence, including machinery, products, ladders and hand tools that may have been involved in the injury.

This early information is often crucial for your insurance carrier or claims administrator, especially regarding what specific body parts were injured and how. Often, as time goes on, an employee's workers' compensation claim expands to include other body parts. It is