N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 110: Record and report of injuries by employers

§ 110. Record and report of injuries by employers. 1. An employer,

or a third party designated by the employer, shall record any injury or

illness incurred by one of its employees in the course of employment

using the form prescribed by the chair for reporting injuries under

subdivision two of this section. Such form, a copy of which shall be

provided to the injured employee upon request, shall be maintained by

the employer, or a third party designated by the employer, for at least

eighteen years, and shall be subject to review by the chair at any time.

Such form need not be filed with the chair unless the status of such

injury or illness changes resulting in a loss of time from regular

duties or in medical treatment which would require reporting in

accordance with subdivision two of this section.

2. An employer, or a third party designated by the employer, shall

file with the chair of the workers' compensation board and with the

carrier if the employer is insured, upon a form prescribed by the chair,

a report of any accident resulting in personal injury which has caused

or will cause a loss of time from regular duties of one day beyond the

working day or shift on which the accident occurred, or which has

required or will require medical treatment beyond ordinary first aid or

more than two treatments by a person rendering first aid. Such report

shall state the name and nature of the business of the employer, the

location of its establishment or place of work, the name, address and

occupation of the injured employee, the time, nature and cause of the

injury and such other information as may be required by the chair. Such

report shall be filed within ten days after the occurrence of the

accident. An employer shall furnish a report of an occupational disease

incurred by an employee in the course of his or her employment, to the

chair of the workers' compensation board, and to the carrier if the

employer is insured, upon the same form. The carrier, within fourteen

days of receipt of the report or accompanying the initial check

forwarded to the employee, whichever is earlier, or a self-insured

employer, within fourteen days of transmitting the report to the chair

or accompanying the initial check forwarded to the employee, whichever

is earlier, shall provide the injured employee or, in the case of death,

his or her dependents with a written statement of their rights under

this chapter, in a form prescribed by the chair. An employer shall file

a report of any other accident resulting in personal injury incurred by

its employee in the course of employment, upon the same form, whenever

directed by the chair.

3. Any injury or illness which is not required to be reported in

accordance with subdivision two of this section, shall not be used as a

basis for determining experience modification rates, provided the

employer pays in the first instance or reimburses the employer's insurer

for the treatment rendered to the employee.

4. An employer who refuses or neglects to make a report or to keep

records as required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,

punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars. The board

or chair may impose a penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred

dollars upon an employer who refuses or neglects to make such report.

5. The chair shall be authorized to promulgate regulations necessary

to carry out the provisions of this section.