Ohio

Region
Ohio
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
State Office
Local Health Departments
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure
48 Hours
Reporting Notes

Report should be made to the local health department, contact information found here:http://www.odh.ohio.gov/localhealthdistricts/lhdmain.aspx

Mandated to report
Physicians
WPS Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, Pesticide and Fertilizer Regulation Section: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/apps/odaprs/pestfert-prs-index.aspx

Legal Services Referral for Violations
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
N/A - farmworkers are not separately mentioned, although members of family farm corporations are excluded.
Statute
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4123.01 (2011) (definition of "employee" does not exclude farmworkers)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
Rajeh v. Steel City Corp., 813 N.E.2d 697 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004) (holding that alien subject to deportation was an employee within the meaning of the workers' compensation statute).
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented workers are eligible for wage-loss benefits even if they are not legally allowed to work in the United States. Rajeh v. Steel City Corp., 813 N.E.2d 697, 702-03 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004).
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Online forms
https://www.ohiobwc.com/bwccommon/forms/BWCForms/nlbwc/ProviderForms.asp
Additional Information
Workers: https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/bwccommon/forms/bwcforms/nlbwc/iwforms.asp
Employers: https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/bwccommon/forms/bwcforms/nlbwc/employerforms.asp
Providers: https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/bwccommon/forms/BWCForms/nlbwc/providerforms.asp