Hi everyone, bit of advice needed. There has been a serious breakdown in communiction between the HR department and the director responsible for health & safety. An employee suffered some ligament damage to his shoulder while disposing of some waste wood resulting in him being off work for a number of weeks. This information has not been passed through the system meaning the H & S director has not done a RIDDOR to the HSE. Should he still do one even though it is way over the 15 day limit and face the consequences or not report it due to the time lapse.

Agree, a review of your internal reporting procedures is a must

Yes you should report it. In my experience the HSE use reporting as a statistical gathering tool as much as anything else. They will decide on a case by case basis whether or not to investigate the issue. They are well aware of admin and communication issues and would rather have it reported than not. As mentioned, the improvement of internal systems is a must to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Thanks for replies, it has been reported and internal procedures are being looked at.