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1995 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 65.2-900 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 65.2-900. Records and reports of accidents.
A. Every employer shall keep a record of all injuries or deaths of its
employees which occur in the course of employment. Within ten days after the
occurrence of such injury or death, and knowledge of injury as provided in §
65.2-600, a written report of the injury or death shall be made in
duplicate and transmitted to the Commission by the employer or
, its representative or, in the case of an insured employer,
its insurance carrier, in accordance with regulations adopted by the
Commission which may authorize the transmission of such reports in written,
magnetic, electronic or facsimile media. The Commission shall provide
forms and instructions for reporting as required by this section. The
Commission shall provide the Department of Labor and Industry with a copy
of the report such reports.
B. The accident report shall contain the name, nature and location of the
business of the employer and the name, age, sex and wages and occupation of
the injured employee, and shall state the date and hour of the accident
causing the injury and the nature and cause of the injury, together with such
other information as may be required by the Commission. However, those
injuries deemed minor by the Commission shall be reported on forms and
in the manner prescribed by the Commission.