Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board | Commission de la santé et de sécurité au travail du Yukon

Employer Obligations

Reporting accidents, injuries and illnesses

  • You must immediately report all serious accidents, serious injuries and illnesses to the Occupational Health and Safety 24-hour accident report line at (867) 667-5450.
  • Serious accidents and injuries include:
    • fatalities
    • fractures of major bones
    • loss of sight 
    • third degree burns
    • uncontrolled explosions 
    • collapses of cranes or load bearing components of buildings
    • brake failures causing runaways
    • close calls of the above
  • As soon as you find out a worker has sought medical help for a work-related injury or illness, you must fill out the Employer's Report of Injury/Illness (PDF, 83 KB) and send it to the YWCHSB within three working days. The maximum penalty for late reporting is $500.
  • You should instruct workers to promptly report to you all workplace accidents, work-related injuries and work-related illnesses. The worker must also fill out a Worker's Report of Injury/Illness (PDF, 77 KB).
  • It is against the law to discourage workers from reporting a work related injury or illness.

Recording injuries

Keep a record of all injuries and work-related illnesses at your workplace. A safety officer can ask to see them.  The records should include:

  • the name of the injured worker,
  • the date and time of injury or illness,
  • the date and time of reporting,
  • a brief description of how the injury or illness occurred,
  • the name of witnesses,
  • a brief description of the injury or illness,
  • a description of the treatment,
  • the patient's signature, when possible,
  • the first-aid attendant's signature.

Reporting refusal to work

A worker can refuse to do hazardous work. In such a case, the worker must immediately report the situation to their employer or supervisor, who must investigate.

If the matter is not resolved, the worker may again refuse to work because of the hazard.  The worker must inform their employer or supervisor, who must immediately notify Occupational Health and Safety at (867) 667-5450 or toll-free at 1-800-661-0443.

Return to work

You must notify the YWCHSB as soon as possible when a worker returns to work after an injury or work-related illness. Prompt notice minimizes over-payment on a claim.

Transporting injured workers

The Workers' Compensation Act requires the employer to provide and/or pay for emergency transportation for an injured worker to a hospital, doctor, home or other place that may be required by the worker's condition. 

The first-aid attendant decides whether a work-related injury or illness requires emergency transportation.  If no first-aid attendant is present, the employer, the worker, or another person may call for emergency transportation.