What to do if you are hurt at work
1. Tell Your Employer
Tell your employer the details of your injury. After receiving notice, your employer must report your injury to WCB-Alberta within 72 hours if:
- you need medical treatment beyond first aid
- you cannot do your job beyond the day of accident
2. Tell Your Health Care Provider
Tell your health care provider you were injured at work. Your doctor or chiropractor must report your injury to WCB-Alberta within 48 hours.
3. Tell WCB
Tell WCB-Alberta and send your Report of Injury form right away. You can get forms from your employer or our forms page, any WCB-Alberta office or report online.
Available in 15 different languages for you to print:
| Arabic (pdf file, 460KB) | Polish (pdf file, 144KB) |
| Chinese (Traditional) (pdf file, 387KB) | Portuguese (pdf file, 33KB) |
| Chinese (Simple) (pdf file, 175KB) | Punjabi (pdf file, 249KB) |
| English (pdf file, 54KB) | Somali (pdf file, 326KB |
| French (pdf file, 39KB) | Spanish (pdf file, 41KB) |
| German (pdf file, 41KB) | Tagalog (pdf file, 38KB) |
| Japanese (pdf file, 221KB) | Vietnamese (pdf file, 225KB) |
| Korean (pdf file, 153KB) |
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