Hi Martin, All accidents have to be recorded regardless of whether there was any time off. There are two peices of legislation that deal with the recording of accidents. One being RIDDOR, the other is the Social Security Act.

Bluefingers, You'll have to make a call on whether the IP would of been able to carry out their full range of normal duties had they been at work.

Bluefingers - you don't count the day of the accident (Thursday), and its over 3 days. So Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. If not fit to undertake normal duties until Tuesday, then an over 3 day injury accident.

Regulation 25(1). “Every employer shall take reasonable steps to investigate the circumstances of every accident of which notice is given to him or to his servant or agent in accordance with the provisions of regulation 24…” Regulation 25(3). This requires employers of 10 or more people (employed at the same time at the same business premises) to… (a) keep readily accessible a means (whether in a book or books or by electronic means), in a form approved by the Secretary of State, by which a person employed by the employer or some other person acting on his behalf may record the appropriate particulars; and (b) keep any such records for at least three years from the date they were first entered. Comment: It is regulation 25(3) that places the duty on employers to keep Accident Books.

I just resd the RIDDOR and strongly believe all incidents weather or not results in LTI's should be recorded. No room should lead to employers or employees to be reluctant in doing so..That might inturn cause loopholes in corrections being made which is in essence the reasons why we have repeated incidences...I strongly advice.