A defect of the skin is defined as a (dermatological) occupational accident (§ 8 SGB VII) if one or more damaging occupational influences have significantly caused the defect during a work shift (see also occupational dermatoses and occupational skin disease). If a skin condition was caused by the effect of several work shifts (e.g. sunburn of a road worker), this can still be an occupational accident.
The form "Medical accident report" (F 1050) must be sent to the accident insurance institution/BG on the day of the first claim (source: e.g. www.hvbg.de; forms/doctors). In contrast to occupational diseases (of the skin), occupational accidents can be treated immediately at the expense of the BG according to the rates of the so-called "general medical treatment" of the UV-GOÄ.