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KRS 342.038: Employer to keep record of injuries -- Reports required to be filed.

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  1. KRS Chapter 342

(1) Every employer subject to this chapter shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or

otherwise, received by his employees in the course of their employment. Within one

(1) week after the occurrence and knowledge, as provided in KRS 342.185 to

342.200, of an injury to an employee causing his absence from work for more than

one (1) day, a report thereof shall be made to the department in the manner directed

by the commissioner through administrative regulations. An employer's insurance

carrier or other party responsible for the payment of workers' compensation benefits

shall be responsible for making the report to the Department of Workers' Claims

within one week of receiving the notification referred to in subsection (3) of this

section.

(2) The report shall contain the name, nature, and location of the business of the

employer and name, age, sex, wages, and occupation of the injured employee, and

shall state the date and hour of the accident causing the injury, the nature and cause

of the injury, and any other information required by the commissioner.

(3) Every employer subject to this chapter shall report to its workers' compensation

insurance carrier or the party responsible for the payment of workers' compensation

benefits any work-related injury or disease or alleged work-related injury or disease

within three (3) working days of receiving notification of the incident or alleged

incident.

(4) Every employer or insurer subject to this chapter shall file additional reports

covering specifically voluntary paym ents and settlements, and any other reports

required by the commissioner by administrative regulation for the determination of

the promptness of voluntary payment and validity and fairness of agreements. In

addition, the commissioner may require additional information as may be necessary

to comply with a federal statute or regulation or any state statute.

(5) Upon the termination of the disability of the injured employee, or if the disability

extends beyond a period of sixty (60) days, then also at the expiration of that period,

the employer shall make a supplementary report to the commissioner on blanks

procured from the department for the purpose.

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