Injuries On-Duty

The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines to direct the actions of University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Officers who are injured while “on-duty” for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Department.

Policy: Injuries On-Duty

Author: Chief Joseph M. Hallman

WILEAG Standard: N/A

Issue Date: October 31, 2012

Reviewed Date: March 25, 2026

Revised Date: March 25, 2026

 

Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines to direct the actions of University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Officers who are injured while “on-duty” for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Department.

Policy:

Any and all injuries or illnesses that occur to any staff in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Department, while on duty, should be reported to a supervisor immediately.  The UW-Platteville Police Department will follow the rules and guidelines provided by the Universities of Wisconsin.

Definitions:

N/A

Procedures:

1. In the event that an employee sustains injury or illness while on-duty, the employee will initiate the work-related injury procedures found on the Universities of Wisconsin Website.
2. Notify a supervisor as soon as possible, and start the paperwork found on the forms shelf in the supply room, in a binder labeled, “Workers Compensation”.
   1. The employee is responsible for completing the following forms contained in that binder:
      1. Employee’s Work Injury and Illness Report
      2. University of Wisconsin System Office of Safety and Loss Prevention Worker’s Compensation Program – Authorization to Use or Disclose Health Information to Worker’s Compensation Self-Insurer
   2. A supervisor will complete the following forms, also contained in the binder:
      1. Employer’s First Report of Injury or Disease
      2. Supervisor’s Accident Analysis and Prevention Report
      3. Supervisor’s Evaluation of Repetitive Motion and/or Materials Handling Activities
      4. Return to Work Evaluation

3. The employee is responsible for getting the following documents completed by the physician, also found in the binder:
   1. Return to Work Evaluation

3. All forms found in the binder described above must be returned to a supervisor who must physically (hand) deliver the binder to the Payroll and Benefits Specialist within 24 hours of the injury.