{"id":2849,"date":"2018-08-27T01:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T01:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/human-resources\/work-related-injuries\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:12:38","slug":"work-related-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/work-related-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits &#8211; Work-Related Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Work-Related Illness or Injury<\/h1>\n<p>Worker\u2019s Compensation insurance is provided through the State of Arizona for employees who experience and work-related illness or injury. If approved, this coverage provides medical and income replacement to employees injured on the job regardless of the circumstances of the illness or injury.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<h3><strong>Reporting a work- related illness or injury<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Both the employee and the supervisor have responsibilities in reporting a work-related illness or injury.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employee\u00a0<\/strong>Responsibilities<\/h4>\n<p>If not life or limb threatening, you should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report the injury\/illness to your supervisor immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Call the Employee Injury Call Center at 800-685-2877 to report the incident and speak with a registered nurse.\n<ul>\n<li>Identify your employer as <strong>The State of Arizona<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <strong>Agency Code of 416 for <\/strong>Northern Arizona University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-landscape-image wp-image-15618\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/3857-1-Wallet-card-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Image of wallet card for corvel\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/3857-1-Wallet-card-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/3857-1-Wallet-card-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/3857-1-Wallet-card-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The nurse will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine if immediate care is needed.<\/li>\n<li>connect the employee with the appropriate level of care.<\/li>\n<li>schedule a referral for further intervention if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up with the employee on the next day to see how they are doing. \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p>The nurse will need to gather the important information from you.\u00a0 Below are the types of questions you will be asked. <div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n     <strong>Call Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date and Time of call<\/li>\n<li>Time Zone of Caller<\/li>\n<li>Name of the person calling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Employer Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location:\u00a0<strong>416- Northern Arizona University<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>City:\u00a0<strong>Flagstaff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>State:\u00a0<strong>AZ<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Zip Code:\u00a0<strong>86011<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Supervisor\u2019s name<\/li>\n<li>Supervisor\u2019s Phone Number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><strong>Incident\/Employee Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employee\u2019s name<\/li>\n<li>Employee\u2019s Job Title<\/li>\n<li>Employee\u2019s Phone Number<\/li>\n<li>ID# &#8211; your social security number<\/li>\n<li>Date of birth<\/li>\n<li>Did the injury happen at work?<\/li>\n<li>When did it happen? Date and Time of Incident<\/li>\n<li>Where are you injured? Injured Body Part &amp; Injury Type<\/li>\n<li>What happened?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A copy of this report will be sent to the Worker&#8217;s Compensation carrier and to Human Resources for follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/WC-BROCHURE-VERSION-ALL-OTHERS.pdf\">Workers&#8217; compensation for the State of Arizona Employees Brochure &#8220;What you need to know&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Supervisor Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Within 24 hours of when an employee notifies you of a work-related illness or injury, you should complete the Report of Injury (ROI) form through\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LOUIE &#8211; HR.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign on to <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LOUIE &#8211; HR<\/strong><\/a> with your NAU credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the HR Home Page Select \u2018<strong>Manage Department Dashboard\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>\u2018Manage eForms\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>\u2018Report of Injury Home Page\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select \u2019<strong>Create a Report of Injury\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>\u2018Work Related Injury Radio Button\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018<strong>Next\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter the requested information on each page and then click \u2018<strong>Next\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<h2>Claims Process<\/h2>\n<p>The university must inform State Risk Management and the Industrial Commission of the injury within ten days after notification.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both an Employer&#8217;s Report of Injury and a Physician&#8217;s Report of Injury must be submitted.<\/li>\n<li>When the claim is complete and filed, medical treatment, testing, and compensability can be determined.<\/li>\n<li>Once the Industrial Commission receives the Physician&#8217;s Report of Injury, State Risk Management has 21 days to accept or deny the claim.<\/li>\n<li>If the claim is accepted, the injured worker may be eligible for benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Denial of a claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a claim is denied, a protest can be filed with the Industrial Commission. \u00a0It is the employee&#8217;s responsibility to understand all notices and documents that allow for hearing requests in the event of disagreements, and it is also the employee&#8217;s responsibility to make current addresses known to the Industrial Commission and State Risk Management.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Still have questions?? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Contact the Benefits Team at nauhrbenefits@nau.edu or call (928) 523-2223.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work-Related Illness or Injury Worker\u2019s Compensation insurance is provided through the State of Arizona for employees who experience and work-related illness or injury. 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