When notice is required Employers must report a work-related accident to the WSIB if they learn that a worker requires health care and/or

• is absent from regular work
• earns less than regular pay for regular work (e.g., part-time hours)
• requires modified work at less than regular pay
• requires modified work at regular pay for more than seven calendar days following the date of accident.

 
When deciding whether to report an accident where a worker requires modified work at regular pay for more than seven calendar days, employers should consider that

• shift workers, or those on irregular work patterns, may not be scheduled to work on the eighth calendar day. In these cases, the employer must report the accident if the worker requires modified work on the first shift that follows the eighth calendar day.
• the seven calendar day period is not reset for workers that initially require modified work for less than seven calendar days, return to regular work for a brief period, and then require further modified work. In these cases, the requirement to report is based on whether the worker requires modified work after the initial seven calendar days following the date of accident.
• if a worker initially returns to regular work, but then requires modified work, the employer must report the accident if the worker requires modified work for more than seven calendar days from the date that the modified work began.

 
NOTE: The use of calendar days reflects the WSIB's notion that if an injury affects the worker's ability to perform regular work after a week, health care is likely to be sought, regardless of the number of days worked.

When notice is not required  Employers are not required to report a work-related accident if the worker

• receives only first aid
• receives first aid and requires modified work at regular pay for seven calendar days or less, following the date of accident
• does not receive first aid, but requires modified work at regular pay for seven calendar days or less, following the date of accident.

NOTE:  There are special rules if the worker is exposed to, or it is suspected that the worker has been exposed to, an infectious disease through needle stick injury.

More Information can be viewed from the WSIB website by clicking here.