{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 505.055","heading":"REPORTS OF INJURIES.","body":"(a) A report of an injury filed with the division of workers' compensation under Section 409.005, in addition to the information required by commissioner of workers' compensation rules, must contain:\n(1) the name, age, sex, and occupation of the injured employee;\n(2) the character of work in which the employee was engaged at the time of the injury;\n(3) the place, date, and hour of the injury; and\n(4) the nature and cause of the injury.\n(b) In addition to subsequent reports of an injury filed with the division of workers' compensation under Section 409.005(e), the department shall file a subsequent report on a form obtained for that purpose:\n(1) on the termination of incapacity of the injured employee; or\n(2) if the incapacity extends beyond 60 days.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.327, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 505. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.505.htm#505.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"f9a6429eb05883a30a74529d7659d5c72cbc04ba0648ffa1525c3468accc8258","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}