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13. Report the incident to the nearest CAL/OSHA district office within 24 hours. * If an injured employee is hospitalized for more than 24 hours for more than routine observation. * If an employee is fatally injured use the Preliminary Report of Industrial Accident form to report the incident. CAL/OSHA address: 2424 Arden Way, Suite 330, Sacramento, CA 95825 [(916) 920-6131]. 14. Forward, Inc. must provide an "Employee Claim Form for Worker's Compensation Benefit's" to the employee within 24 hours of learning of the injury or illness. Follow Up Investigate the accident. * Find out what happened. * Who saw what happened. * How could the accident have been prevented. * Take pictures if the situation warrants. 2. Use the "Accident Injury and Illness Investigation Form" or the "Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illness" available from CAL/OSHA. 3. The "Employer's First Report of Occupational Injury and Illness must be completed when an employee suffers and occupational injury or illness if: * The occupational injury/illness results in lost time (defined as an absence from work for a full day or shift beyond the date of the injury or illness). * The occupational injury or illness requires medical treatment beyond first aid. Note: You do not need to file an "Employer's First" if the occupational injury or illness results only in first aid treatment or there is no lost time. The "Employer's First" must be filed with your Worker's Compensation insurance carrier within five days, or the Division of Labor Statistics if you are self-insured.