---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 8120"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "8120"
heading: "Report of injury"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/8120"
units:
  - "Part III — Employees"
  - "Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities"
  - "Chapter 81 — Compensation for Work Injuries"
  - "Subchapter I — Generally"
---

# §8120. Report of injury


Immediately after an [injury](/usc/5/8101.md?p=5) to an [employee](/usc/5/8101.md?p=1) which results in his death or probable disability, his immediate superior shall report to the [Secretary](/usc/5/9901.md?p=2) of Labor. The [Secretary](/usc/5/9901.md?p=2) may—

- (1) prescribe the information that the report shall contain;
- (2) require the immediate superior to make supplemental reports; and
- (3) obtain such additional reports and information from [employees](/usc/5/8101.md?p=1) as are agreed on by the [Secretary](/usc/5/9901.md?p=2) and the head of the employing [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 543.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and<br>Statutes at Large |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 774(a). | Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 24, 39 Stat. 747. |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 779. | Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 28a, 39 Stat. 748. |
|  |  | Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 205(b), 63 Stat. 864. |

Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271 (see section 8145).

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.