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CRIME AND CASUALTY REPORTS
The purpose of this order is to establish the procedure s for promptly preparing and
processing crime reports and casualty reports relative to incident s occurring at the
Academy, EVOC, Range , or any offsite location where In -Service or Academy
scheduled training is taking place . All references in this order to “employee (s)”
encompa sses employees, instructors, recruits, and students.
I. General
A. All crimes and injuries involving on-duty employees, instructors, recruits ,
or students shall be reported on the appropriate report form and prepared
in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
B. The preliminary investigation and documentation will be completed
immediately after the incident occurs or is reported. Reports will be
completed before the investigating officer’s end of shift or at the direction
of the Academy Director .
C. Original reports will be promptly submitted to the supervisor on duty upon
completion. The on -duty supervisor will be responsible for reviewing the
report and approving it.
II. First Aid or Medical Treatment Only
A. First aid or medical treatment is any one -time treatment and any one
follow -up visit for the purpose of observation of minor injuries which do not
ordinarily require medical care even though the treatment and follow -up
may have been provided by a physician or other health care professional.
Also, the injured or ill employee must not have lost any workdays other
than the day of the injury or onset of illness.
III. Serious Injury or Illness
A. Serious injury or illness is any incident that results in fatality, loss of
consciousness, transfer to another job, restriction of work or motion,
and/or lost workday beyond the day of the incident. It includes any incident
which requires medical treatment beyond first aid and/or when prescription
medication is used beyond a s ingle dose administered on the first medical
visit.
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1. A gross blood or body fluid exposure is a large amount of blood or
body fluid that makes contact with an employee’s intact skin or any
amount of blood or body fluid contacting open cuts or sores and/or
mucous membrane of an employee.
IV. Required Forms for First Aid or Medical Treatment Only Claims
1. The injured or ill employee’s immediate supervisor shall provide the
injured/ill employee with the State of California Employee’s Claim
for Workers’ Compensat ion Benefits form.
a. The employee also may write a Casualty Report to
docu ment their involvement in a particular incident. A copy of
the Casualty Report shall accompany the claim package.
2. The employee’s immediate supervisor shall complete the
appropriate Worker’s Compensation forms within 24 hours of
receiving notice of an industrial injury/illness.
NOTE: All forms may be accessed on the SSDWeb, Human
Resources Links , “Workers’ Comp Info & On Line Forms .”
V. Distribution of Required Forms
1. The supervisor shall:
a. Ensure the Injury/Illness report package is completed within
24 hours of the date and time the incident was reported
by the affected employee .
b. Email the completed documents to the Sheriff’s WC/MD
Coordinator at medical@sacsheriff.com and the Sacramento
County Worker’s Compensation Office at
dpsworkscomp@saccounty.net .