A lorry driver pulls up to deliver at a customers yard. He then uses his steps to access the back of the lorry (in-between the cab and the rear section) to unhook something or another. He then proceeds to walk across the battery cover to jump down, the cover isn't fastened properly and he slips off and breaks his ankle. Totally ignoring his step ladder he used to gain access. Who should be responsible for reporting this? The company that he was delivering to as it was on their property, or the company for which he is an employee of? This happened at my Wife's place of work and she was the attending first aider and was wondering. It was a very interesting dinner we shared last night!

The lorry drivers employer - he was on company business with company equipment under (one would hope) a company maintenance scheme and working to, or rather failing to follow, legitimate company instruction. The customer for the sake of their insurers etc. should make their own internal record that an injury happened - useful for identifying trends with external contractors / suppliers.

Employers report for their employees don't they?

The drivers employer has to do the reporting, due to the fact that the driver was on company business and using company equipment. The customers safety officer should complete an incident report and send a copy to the drivers employer. The company can then carry out an investigation to try and establish exactly why it happened, e.g not following Standard Operating Procedures.

Cheers everyone, looks like I pretty much had it nailed on. My wife's employer reported it anyway. There is only so far that "well my husband suggest's" can be taken I suppose. At least they were being pro-active, it's so often the opposite of this. Pete