Policy Text
Policy
352Fremont Police Department
Work-Related Fatalities & Serious Injuries
(Non-Employee)
352.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
In order to comply with the requirements of the California Labor Code Section 6409.2 and
California Administrative Code, Title 8, Section 342(b) & (c) members of this department will follow
guidelines established under labor codes. Whenever a Police Department employee is called to
the scene of an accident where an employee (any person hired by another to work for wages)
has become seriously ill or injured, or if death occurs, the Police Department employee shall
immediately notify the Division of Occupational Safety & Health at (510) 622-2916.
If circumstances so indicate, the employee should initiate an investigation.
352.2 PROCEDURES
Whenever a Police Officer or Community Service Officer is called to the scene of a work-related
accident where an employee (any person hired by another to work for wages) has become
seriously ill or injured, or if death occurs, the officer or Community Service Officer will notify the
Division of Occupational Safety & Health.
(a)In cases where both the Fire Department and the Police Department are at the scene
of an industrial accident, it will be the Police Department's responsibility to notify the
Division of Occupational Safety & Health at (510) 622-2916.
(b)When reporting an accident to the Division of Occupational Safety & Health, the person
reporting will be required to supply the following information:
1.Time and date of accident.
2.Employee's name, address, and telephone number.
3.Name and job title, or badge number of person reporting accident.
4.Address of site of accident.
5.Name of person to contact at site of accident.
6.Name and address of injured employee(s).
7.Nature of injury.
8.Location where injured employee(s) was (were) moved to.
9.List and identity of other law enforcement agencies present at site of the
accident.
10.Description of the accident and whether the accident scene has been altered.
(c)Serious injury or illness is defined as any injury or illness occurring in a place
of employment or in connection with any employment which requires in-patient
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Fremont Police Department
Work-Related Fatalities & Serious Injuries (Non-Employee)
hospitalization for a period in excess of 24 hours for other than medical observation,
or in which an employee suffers loss of any member of the body or any serious degree
of permanent disfigurement. Serious injury or illness or death does not include any
injury, illness, or death caused by the commission of a Penal Code violation, except
a violation of Penal Code Section 385. In addition, serious injury or death does not
include any injury or death caused by a traffic accident on a public street or highway.
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