LOCAL RULES: NDCC 65-05

North Dakota incident report requirements

Your North Dakota incident report has 4 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • The employee's notice to a supervisor within 7 days
  • The first report to WSI within 7 days of the employee's notice
  • Every OSHA 301 item, completed within 7 calendar days for a recordable case
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North Dakota employers follow federal OSHA recordkeeping and add the Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) rules in NDCC chapter 65-05: the employee tells a supervisor within seven days, and the employer files a first report of notice of injury with WSI within seven days of hearing about it. Here is each North Dakota rule with a link to the Century Code and the WSI rules, and what a North Dakota incident report should record.

Last reviewed October 15, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Incident reportNORTH DAKOTA / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 140 words

Company: Northgate Fabrication
Site: 1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date: 10/08/2026, about 2:15pm
Injured: Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
Supervisor: Tom Reilly
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Company or organizationNorthgate Fabrication
Site address or location1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date of the incidentOct 8, 2026
Employee or person involved (full name)Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
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What North Dakota requires

  • An employee involved in an accident on the job immediately notifies the employer that it happened and the general nature of the injury, orally or in writing, to the immediate supervisor or another supervisor authorized to receive notice, no later than seven days after the accident (or after the injury became apparent) absent good causeNDCC 65-05-01.2
  • The employer files a first report of notice of injury with Workforce Safety and Insurance within seven days from the date it receives the employee's notice of injuryNDCC 65-05-01.4
  • An employer's failure to file the first report of notice of injury is an admission that the alleged injury may be compensable, and the employer's report may be deemed admitted when WSI decides a claimNDCC 65-05-01.4 ยท N.D. Admin. Code 92-01-02-48 (2) (a)
  • If an employee does not notify the employer of the accident and the general nature of the injury, WSI may consider that failure in deciding whether the injury is compensableNDCC 65-05-01.3
  • A WSI application is complete once WSI has the first report of injury form signed by the injured employee (or someone for them), wage verification if disability benefits are claimed, and provider records showing the type, nature, extent and work-relatedness of the injuryN.D. Admin. Code 92-01-02-48 (2)

The employee's 7-day notice

An employee hurt on the job tells the employer right away, orally or in writing, what happened and the general nature of the injury, to their immediate supervisor or another supervisor authorized to take it, and no later than seven days after the accident unless there is good cause. WSI can weigh a missing notice against the claim.

The employer's first report, within 7 days

File the first report of notice of injury with WSI within seven days of receiving the employee's notice. Not filing it counts as an admission that the injury may be compensable. WSI treats a claim as filed once it has the first report signed by the employee, wage verification for disability benefits, and the provider's records.

From field notes to a finished North Dakota report

Note what happened, the general nature of the injury, and who the employee told and when. ReportDraft writes the incident up and keeps fields for the employee's notice and the date the first report went to WSI.

Common mistakes

  • Not filing the first report because the employer doubts the injury happened at work.
  • Counting the seven days from the accident instead of from the employee's notice.
  • No record of which supervisor the employee told.
  • Not telling employees about the seven-day notice rule.
  • Leaving the general nature of the injury out of the report.

Sources

Last reviewed October 15, 2026. Next review due January 15, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.