I would appreciate some advice and thoughts on whether this is reportable under RIDDOR;

An HGV turning into a yard came into contact with a member of the public who was passing up the nearside of a stationary queue of traffic. The person involved was not on the company premises, but travelling through an industrial estate on foot.


The injured party was taken by ambulance to the local A&E where no fractures were found, 'only' soft tissue damage.


My instinct tells me that this is not reportable even though it is a member of the public. Am I right in thinking this?

I understand that examinations and diagnostics do not constitute treatment. For diagnostics I am reading x-rays...

I also realise that there is no need to report incidents where people are taken to hospital purely as a precaution when no injury is apparent. That said, some level of bruising could be seen. I attended the scene and observed and so this information is what I saw at the time. I have recorded the incident internally. There were no witnesses to the incident and CCTV footage is long distance. Police attended but I have heard nothing from them or from VOSA either.


I am only two weeks in post and this is my first role since leaving the Armed Forces. I would be grateful for any advice.

Regards,

T

From my reading of the post I don't think it's reportable as it didn't appear to happen on the company premises - it was in effect a road traffic incident & so RIDDOR doesn't apply.

(I think you can argue whether they got treated for soft tissue damage at the hospital - perhaps they were given some painkillers - but I just don't think RIDDOR applies if I've read the post correctly).

Palmer,

Thanks for the response. I think I'm going to sit on it. I've recorded it so I'll wait for the inevitable compensation claim!

For what its worth - agree with the above.

Flashman,

Many thanks for the suggestion. I think I need to consider some warning signs too!