Report A Fatality/Catastrophe

  • All employers are required report any work-related incident resulting in a fatality or catastrophe within eight (8) hours (Virginia Code § 40.1-51.1.D) 
  • All employers are required to report work-related incident resulting in (i) the inpatient hospitalization of one or more persons, (ii) an amputation, or (iii) the loss of an eye, within twenty-four (24) hours 
  • If an employer does not learn of a fatality or catastrophe at the time that it occurs, and the incident would otherwise be reportable to DOLI, the employer is required by law to report the incident within 8 hours of the time that it is made known to any agent or employee of the employer. If an employee dies as a result of the incident, the employer is required to report the death to DOLI within 8 hours of learning of the death. 
  • Medical events i.e. heart attacks are also required to be reported. 

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To Make a Report 

Reports should include: Business name; names of employees affected; location and time of the incident, brief description of the incident; contact person and phone number. 

 

 

VOSH Regional Offices

  • View office locations here.
  • Before or after normal business hours or on weekends and holidays, injuries may be reported by calling the appropriate after-hours phone number or pager number for the nearest office.  
  • If unable to reach the local phone numbers, the State Police Duty Sergeant in Richmond, VA should be contacted at (804) 674-2026. 

 

Central Region Office
Main: (804) 371-3104
After hours: (804) 229-4666 

Northern Virginia Region Office
Main: (703) 392-0900
After hours: (571) 264-4089 

Tidewater Region Office
Main: (757) 455-0891
After hours: (757) 837-2017 

Southwest Region Office
Main: (540) 562-3580
After hours: (540) 983-5362 (pager) 

Abingdon Field Office
Main: (276) 676-5465
After hours: (540) 983-5362 (pager)

Lynchburg Field Office
Main: (434) 385-0806
After hours: (540) 983-5362 (pager) 

Verona Field Office
Main: (540) 248-9280
After hours: (571) 264-4089

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