Hurt at work? Start the claim process.

What to do when you are hurt at work:
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Report the injury to your supervisor.
Your employer is responsible for getting you any necessary first aid, and for transporting you to a medical facility if necessary. Your employer may ask you to complete a form with information about the injury. Your employer will also report your injury to WorkSafeNB. Under the WC Act, you must report your injury or illness as soon as practical or before voluntarily leaving your workplace.

Get the medical treatment you need.
Your medical practitioner may recommend treatment for your injury and refer you to other health care practitioners. Be sure to ask about modified work duties and activities you can do to help your recovery. Always let your health care provider know that you were injured at work.

Report your injury or illness to us.
If you miss time from work or must see a health care provider for more than first aid because you are hurt at work, you may choose to apply for workers’ compensation benefits. If you are applying for benefits related to hearing loss, please complete the Application for Benefits - Occupational Hearing Loss.

 

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Save the application to your computer or network drive BEFORE you start. Not doing so could result in loss of information. If opening the form in a web browser, we recommend using Internet Explorer or Edge.

Before you start

Have the following information ready:

1. Medicare and social insurance number
2. Employer contact name, phone number and address
3. Details of your injury or illness, including date it happened and location
4. Name of your health care provider and date of visit, if you received medical treatment
5. Pay stubs (proof of income) for the four weeks before stopping work, if applying for wage replacement
6. Banking information (branch, financial institution and account) 

Both you and your employer must complete a form to start the workers' compensation process!

• Employee: Application for Workers’ Compensation Benefits (provide as soon as possible)
• Employer: Employer Report of Injury or Illness (due within three days of incident/accident/awareness of occupational disease)

Please follow up with your employer to ensure they have all the information they need to complete the report (date and location of injury, etc. If you have any further questions on your application, the claims process, potential benefits available, or healthy and safe return to work, contact us toll-free at 1 800 999-9775 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

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