Accidents and Emergencies
Accidents
Accidents should be reported immediately to your supervisor, or as soon as possible after the incident occurs. All incidents should be reported, no matter how minor they appear to be. The employee or supervisor must then immediately report the incident to Human Resources and Payroll, Workers' Compensation department, using an 
Incident Form.
Near-misses
Near-misses or "close calls" are incidents that do not result in injury or illness. Employees should report all near-misses to their supervisor. Near-misses should then be reported to EHS using an incident Form. EHS uses this information to evaluate procedures and work practices to prevent future accidents which in turn assists George Mason University with reducing occupational injury and illness as well as maintaining a healthy workforce.
Obtaining Medical Treatment*
Employees seeking medical treatment for an occupational injury or illness are responsible for selecting a physician from the Approved Panel Physician, unless the situation involves a medical emergency. Employees seeking workers' compensation must comply with all treatment protocols and appointments as prescribed by the physician.
*If you are enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente HMO, please seek medical attention with Kaiser at (703) 359-7878.
Incident Investigation Form
Emergencies
There are a wide variety of types of emergencies that Mason Community members should be prepared to handle. EHS has developed some tools to assist with this preparation:
- Fire, Evacuation, and Emergency Action Plan
- Laboratory Emergencies
