Workers' Compensation
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The Workers’ Compensation department is responsible for identification, analysis, management, financing and administration of risk of injury to District employees.
Identification
The office of Risk Management reviews workers’ compensation reports to indentify and address exposures, perils and hazards. We are available for work site reviews and ergonomic assessments. You may contact us at 817-814-2251 Additionally, the District maintains a library of safety handbooks and check lists, to see this information click on Employee Safety Information.Trinity Occupation Program (TOP)
When a Fort Worth ISD employee is injured on the job or suffers an occupational illness appropriate treatment must be provided as soon as possible.
Emergency – dial 911
Non-Emergency – The District has developed a list of medical providers for injured employees to utilize in non-emergency situations, click on Trinity Occupational Program – (TOP). Employees residing in Tarrant County must utilize these medical professionals; other employees may utilize these medical professionals.
Return to Work Program
The function of the Return to Work Program is to return injured employees to work in an appropriate setting as soon as possible. The Return to Work staff works with the injured employee, the injured employee’s supervisor and the injured employee’s treating medical provider in developing a Return to Work Plan. For information click on Trinity Occupational Program – (TOP).
To Report an Injury
The supervisor of the injured employee is required by Texas law to report the injury as soon as possible. To report an injury to a District employee click on Report an Injury, then select First Report – TX. Complete the form and click on SAVE, you have submitted the report. The next and last step is to print the Employee Accident Report (English / Spanish), provide it to the injured employee, and ask that it be completed and faxed as requested on the form. For assistance in completing these forms please call 817-814-2251.