Fatality/Catastrophe Notifications
Virginia
Code § 40.1-51.1.D requires all employers, regardless of how
many individuals they employ, to report any work related incident resulting
in a fatality or a catastrophe (catastrophe is defined as the in-patient
hospitalization of three (3) or more persons) within eight (8) hours
to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI).
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.
How to Report:
All reports are required to be made by telephone or in person at a
DOLI office. Under no circumstances are fatality or catastrophe reports
to be made by the use of e-mail or this Web site.
During normal business hours (8:15 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.) an incident should
be reported to the closest regional or field office at the following numbers:
