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Within ten days after the occurrence of such injury or death, and knowledge of injury as provided in § 65.2-600, a report of the injury or death shall be made and transmitted to the Commission by the employer, 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 such reports.B\n\nThe 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. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 351; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1995, chapter 86<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82738,"section_number":"65.2-201","catch_line":"General duties and powers of the Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-201\/"},{"id":60208,"section_number":"65.2-602","catch_line":"Tolling of statute of limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-602\/"},{"id":62818,"section_number":"65.2-803.1","catch_line":"Requirements for registration as professional employer organization; annual assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-803.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81142,"section_number":"65.2-600","catch_line":"Notice of accident","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63922,"identifier":"65.2-900","token":"65.2\/9\/65.2-900","url":"\/65.2-900\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-900\/","token":"65.2\/9\/65.2-900","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records and reports of accidents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-900","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every employer<\/span> 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<\/span> or death, and knowledge of injury<\/span> as provided in § 65.2-600<\/a>, a report of the injury<\/span> or death shall be made and transmitted to the Commission<\/span> by the employer<\/span>, its representative or, in the case of an insured employer<\/span>, its insurance carrier, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission<\/span> which may authorize the transmission of such reports in written, magnetic, electronic or facsimile media. The Commission<\/span> shall provide forms and instructions for reporting as required by this section. The Commission<\/span> shall provide the Department of Labor and Industry with such reports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The accident report shall contain the name, nature and location of the business of the employer<\/span> 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<\/span> and the nature and cause of the injury<\/span>, together with such other information as may be required by the Commission<\/span>. However, those injuries deemed minor<\/span> by the Commission<\/span> shall be reported in the manner prescribed by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS AND REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS (\u00a7 65.2-900)\n\nA. Every employer shall keep a record of all injuries or deaths of its employees\nwhich occur in the course of employment. Within ten days after the occurrence of\nsuch injury or death, and knowledge of injury as provided in § 65.2-600, a\nreport of the injury or death shall be made and transmitted to the Commission by\nthe employer, its representative or, in the case of an insured employer, its\ninsurance carrier, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission\nwhich may authorize the transmission of such reports in written, magnetic,\nelectronic or facsimile media. The Commission shall provide forms and\ninstructions for reporting as required by this section. The Commission shall\nprovide the Department of Labor and Industry with such reports.\n\nB. The accident report shall contain the name, nature and location of the\nbusiness of the employer and the name, age, sex and wages and occupation of the\ninjured employee, and shall state the date and hour of the accident causing the\ninjury and the nature and cause of the injury, together with such other\ninformation as may be required by the Commission. However, those injuries deemed\nminor by the Commission shall be reported in the manner prescribed by the\nCommission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-115; 1956, c. 351; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-124; 1991, c.\n355; 1995, c. 86.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}