How is a serious accident at work reported?
The employer shall notify the Work Environment Authority without delay of a death, serious injury, an accident affecting several people at once, or a serious near miss. The report is filed through the authority's joint reporting service.
What the source says
- Chapter 3 section 3 a of the Work Environment Act: notify the authority without delay.
- Chapter 3 section 3 a: the duty covers deaths, serious injury, several injured at once and serious near misses.
- The Work Environment Authority supervises and may issue prohibitions and injunctions.
Source rows
- Work Environment Act (SFS 1977:1160)SFS 1977:1160 · Swedish Work Environment Authority · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash a720fa169575a2b9Official source
For the employer · How the employer puts the question
Do not disturb the scene more than necessary before the authority has taken a position.
For the employee · How the employee puts the question
The safety representative is entitled to information on the report and the investigation that follows.
Next step
Read the reporting duty together with the risk assessment, the investigation should feed back into it.
The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.
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