Risk Management

Workers' Compensation (CARO) State Agencies' Resources

Injury Reporting Resources: General Information about Injury Reporting

State agencies should report injuries to CARO immediately. CARO cannot consider payment of lost wages, medical treatment or medical referrals until the injury is reported. Agencies are only required to report injuries resulting in medical treatment.

State agencies may report injuries to CARO manually or with our on-line reporting system. We encourage all agencies with access to the State Data Center to report injuries on-line. When injuries are reported on-line, CARO has immediate access to injury information.

If your agency does not have access to the State Data Center or has a small amount of injuries, you can report injuries manually. This requires the agency to complete and send an Initial Injury Report (Form O). (link to CARO forms page)

CARO utilizes several codes (link to injury reporting codes) for statistical analysis of injuries. Please use the “most appropriate” codes when reporting injuries. Coding is not a means of determining fault. It is a mechanism to track statistics and identify areas where safety improvements may be made.