RIDDOR

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.

Under the above reg’s the accident should be investigated.

An employer must report to RIDDOR:-

Deaths

Major Injuries;

Over-3-day injuries – where an employee or self-employed person is away from work or unable to perform their normal work duties for more than 3 consecutive days;

Injuries to members of the public or people not at work where they are taken from the scene of an accident to hospital;

Some work-related diseases;

Dangerous occurrences – where something happens that does not result in an injury but could.