08/18/2020 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

• involves an internal organ; or • involves second- or third-degree bums, or any burns affecting more than five percent of the body surface. For Non-Rail Events or Rail-Mode Non-Serious Injuries(defined below),if an individual seeks medical care several hours after an event or in the days following an event, that individual is not reportable as an injury. A reportable injury requires that the individual receive medical attention at a location other than the location at which the event occurred.'This distinction serves to exclude minor first aid or other minor medical assistance received at the scene. However, as noted above, this criterion does not pertain to Serious Injuries (rail modes) (defined below). • Serious injury: Does not require transport away from the scene of the event. However, requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours within 7 days of the event; results in a fracture of any bone(except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);causes severe hemorrhages,or nerve, muscle,or tendon damage; involves an internal organ;or involves second-or third-degree burns,or any burns affecting more than five percent of the body surface. • Non-serious injury: When person receives immediate medical attention away from the event and does not meet a threshold for serious injury. When a person receives immediate medical attention away from the event,that individual may seek medical attention through any means of vehicular transport, including transit vehicle, an ambulance, another emergency vehicle, or a private vehicle. However, the injury is not reportable if the person seeks medical attention by foot. Not all events that result in immediate transport for medical attention are reported on the major event report. One exception is for Other Safety Events, which are events that are NOT collisions, fires, security events, hazardous material spills, acts of God, or derailments. These events include slips, trips, falls, smoke events, fumes, and electric shock. Agencies only report these events when they meet EITHER the fatality, evacuation,or property damage threshold OR result in two or more injured persons.Other Safety Events that result in one person immediately transported from the scene for medical attention but do not trigger any other major reporting thresholds are reported on the Non-Major Summary Report. Agencies do not report illnesses that require transport away from the scene for medical attention if the illness is unrelated to an S&S event. For example, a passenger suffering a seizure or a heart attack would not count as an injury. However, a transit operator suffering the same condition is included as an injury if the condition results in a collision. 110