2. Make your claim - Steps to Justice

To a claim for benefits, you must report your injury or illness to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

You should file a claim even if your employer or doctor has already reported your injury or illness to the WSIB.

How to report online

You can fill out the online form called Worker's Report of Injury/Disease (Form 6), also called Report your injury or illness. You start by answering questions and creating a WSIB online services account at Report an injury, illness or exposure incident.

If you already have a WSIB online services account, you log in and report your injury or illness directly.

Give information about yourself

Tell the WSIB:

the name of your employer's company
your name, address, date of birth, and social insurance number

Describe your injury

Give as many details as possible about your injury, including:

exactly what happened and how, for example, you were bending down to put boxes on a shelf
the names of anyone who saw you get hurt
anything unusual about the work area or conditions, for example, the floor was wet and slippery
what time or how long into your shift it happened
what parts of your body were injured what you felt when you were injured, for example, a sharp pain or a burning feeling

Give details about what you earn

It's very important to tell the WSIB about all of your earnings, including overtime, shift premiums, and from other jobs.

Sign the form

The online form has a box that you check off when you're done.

By checking off the box, you're:

stating that the information you filled out is true, and
agreeing that your doctor can give information to your employer and the WSIB about what parts of your job you can or cannot do.The law says you must agree to this if you want to claim benefits.

Your employer

You must give a copy of your report to your employer.

When your employer finds out about your injury or illness, they must fill out and submit an online form.

They must do this within 3 business days of learning about your injury or illness.

If you cannot report online

If you cannot fill out the online form right away, call the WSIB at 1-800-387-0750. For TTY, call 711.