What if the employer fails to report my workplace accident?

If your Employer fails to file a report with the WSIB, the Worker should contact the WSIB to insist that a Form 7 be filed. The Employer, in every case, must complete and submit a Form 7 within 3 days of learning of the Worker’s workplace injury if there is time lost from work or health care is required. Even if the Employer is disputing the Worker’s WSIB claim, they must still file.

If the Employer refuses to file a Form 7, the Worker can contact the WSIB directly by telephone or in writing or by going to the WSIB’s offices. Note that if the WSIB receives a doctor’s Form 8 first, the process of starting a WSIB claim will be started even without an application from the Worker or Employer.