Dear All

A scenario for you all:

An elderly lady falls over within a hotel (so a member of public on our property)- she does not trip or slip on anything she just loses her balance. She bangs her leg on impact to the ground that causes a nasty gash . She was taken to hospital and returned the same day with a dressing on her leg.

I originally thought it was a reportable accident owing to the 'member of public' being taken to hospital and having treatment. However going through the online form, I ticked the box where it should it was a member of public and the following information popped up:

'If the person was not at work at the time of the accident, consider if the accident is reportable. To report accidents to people not at work (classed as members of the public for reporting purposes), they must have sustained the injury or injuries as a result of a work activity and been taken directly to hospital for treatment to that injury (if they were not in hospital premises at the time).'

Therefore I am now thinking that this accident is not reportable as the injury was not a result of a work activity?

Thanks

Karl

Thanks for your response

Whatever the event if it was not caused by a work related activity it is not reportable and this sort of thing happens all the time every day

Karl many thanks for our enlightnement, while I agree is not reportable, thanks to the HSE for providind the further guidance, I have a scenario.

My Mum many years ago entered a workpace as a member of the public and had a fall while descending a set of stairs. Outside the sun was shining brightly and there were no lights on inside.

She Stumbled resulting in a fractured collarbone.

This was not reported and I think it was reportable at the time. There would have been a decent compo claim as well but my mum was not interested.

Would that be reportable today because the lights if switched on may have hepled my mum to see the stairs?

RIDDOR Posts.......

Unlike many, I actually don't mind these even though the same matters are discussed often in the posts. It provides an opportunity to debate 'interpretation' a big part of our job..

What I find really interesting is that there tends to be large proportion of agreement with MOP accidents. Of course this in not reportable but if this had been an employee incident, resulting in an over 7 day loss rather than attending hospital directly ( once again not notifiable).

I feel that some posters would be arguing report. Just find it interesting.....