Record and report an accident or incident

How to report a death or major injury

You must report some accidents without delay, ie by telephone, and send in a completed accident form (F2508) within ten days. This applies if:

• your employee or a self-employed person working on your premises is killed or suffers a major injury
• a member of the public is killed or is injured and taken to hospital

A business can report an injury by completing form F2508 at the Incident Contact Centre website, or by buying a pad of forms from HSE books and sending the report in by post.

To find out about major injuries, download a list of reportable major injuries from the HSE website (PDF).

See information on health and safety reporting for businesses in Northern Ireland at the HSENI website.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• What needs to be reported?
• Who needs to make the report?
• Who to make the report to
• How to report a death or major injury
• How to report an over three-day injury
• How to report a disease
• Keeping records of accidents
• How to report a dangerous occurrence

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