Injuries have specific reporting requirements and treatment locations based on the type of injury and affiliation with Pitt. Please read the entirety of this page for reporting and treatment site details. Additional resources for emergency injury response and animal facility injuries may be found in the side bar or at the bottom of this page.
Medical Emergency: If you or someone else is experiencing a medical emergency, please call campus police at 412-624-2121 for immediate assistance. If off campus, please call 911.
Staff, Faculty, and Graduate Student Worker Injuries
For work-related injury or illness:
- First seek out appropriate medical treatment.
- Notify your supervisor and call WorkPartners at 1-800-633-1197; as soon as possible.
- Fill out an EH&S Incident Report Form.
- Medical care must be provided by one of the designated providers for the first 90 days.
- In case of an emergency, you may seek treatment at the closest Emergency Department for your initial care, but additional medical treatment is to be obtained from one of the University’s designated providers.
- Note to Supervisors: If the employee is incapacitated, you are to ensure a claim is called in to WorkPartners on their behalf.
On-campus designated providers:
For injuries involving Bloodborne Pathogen exposures & animal-related incidents:
MyHealth@ Work - Employee Health
Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
3708 Fifth Ave
Medical Arts Bldg, Ste 505
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-647-4949
or during non-Clinic Hours:
UPMC Presbyterian Emergency Department
200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-647-3333 (hospital)
412-647-2121 (emergency)
Other staff & faculty injuries may be evaluated at:
Concentra Medical Center
120 Lytton Avenue, Suite 275
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-621-5430
After treatment:
- Notify Supervisor and WorkPartners (if they haven’t already been notified)
- Submit Pitt's Incident Report Form (PDF) to Pitt EH&S at safety@pitt.edu or Fax: 412-642-8524
- If the accident involved a “Sharp” such as a needle or scalpel, a Sharps Injury Report (PDF) is also to be completed.
- If the accident involved Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids, an IBC Incident Report is also to be completed.
Student Injuries
Medical Emergency: If emergency medical attention is needed (or requested by the injured student) immediately call Pitt Police at 412-624-2121.
For non-emergency medical attention, have the injured student escorted to:
Student Health Services
Nordenberg Hall
119 University Place
412-383-1800
Student Health Website
After treatment:
- Submit Pitt's Incident Report Form (PDF) to Pitt EH&S at safety@pitt.edu or Fax: 412-624-8524
- If the accident involved a “Sharp” such as a needle or scalpel, also submit a Sharps Injury Report (PDF).
- If the accident involved Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids, also submit a IBC Incident Report.
Faculty and staff should consult EH&S SOP: Faculty and Staff Response to Student Injury (PDF) for reporting requirements.
