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How to file a claim with the WCB (Employers)
The Workers Compensation Act requires employers to provide the WCB with a fully completed Employers Report of Injury within 5 business days of becoming aware of a workplace accident.
1. Report the injury to the Workers Compensation Board within five business days of
- the day of the injury; or
- the day you became aware of the injury.
2. Complete an Employer's Report of Injury Form, and send the information by phone, internet, fax or mail.
By phone: Call us in Winnipeg at 954-4100, and a Claim Information Representative will take accident details. Outside Winnipeg, call toll free, 1-800-362-3340.
By Internet:
By fax: Fax your completed Employers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at 954-4999, or toll free outside of Winnipeg 1-877-872-3804.
By mail: Mail your completed Employers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at the following address:
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
333 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 4W3
Theforms can be filled out on your computer or you can obtain the paper forms by calling 954-4922.
Note:
If the WCB learns about an accident in your workplace from either your worker or their healthcare provider, we will contact you to obtain your report of the accident.
In certain instances, we will telephone you unless you have specified that you prefer to be notified by fax, letter, or through the internet if you are a registered user of the Online Accident Reporting System.
If you have not previously provided the WCB with your preferred method of communication and you would like the WCB to notify you as soon as we learn about an accident in your workplace, please call the Claim Information Centre at 954-4100 or toll free at 1-800-362-3340 to provide them with your claims contact information.
How to file a claim with the WCB (Workers)
1.Report the accident to your employer as soon as possible.
Your employer must also report the accident to the WCB within five days of the day of the accident or within five days of the day you advised your employer of the accident, whichever is sooner. 2. If you miss time from work because of a work-related injury, report the accident to the WCB by phone, fax or mail.
Theforms can be filled out on your computer or you can obtain the paper forms by calling 954-4922.
By phone: Call us in Winnipeg at 954-4100, and a Claim Information Representative will take accident details. Outside Winnipeg, call toll free, 1-800-362-3340.
By fax: Fax your completed Workers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at 954-4999, or toll free outside of Winnipeg 1-877-872-3804.
By mail: Mail your completed Workers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at the following address:
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
333 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 4W3
3. Be sure to get medical attention.
Let your doctor know that you will be making a claim with us. Your doctor will then complete a medical report on your injury and fax it to us at 954-4999 or toll free outside Winnipeg at 1-877-872-3804.
4. Keep in contact with your employer and let them know how you're recovering.
Keeping in touch can really help to ease your return to work. 5. Be sure to follow the advice of your medical professional.
Take your medications and participate in any physical rehabilitation programs they may prescribe. An active recovery is the best way to minimize the negative effects of your injury. Your WCB benefits may be stopped if you aren't following your doctor's treatment plan.
Click here if you wish information on how to appeal.
How to file a claim with the WCB (Healthcare Providers)
The WCB has a fax-based reporting and billing process for healthcare providers. Instead of mailing reports, healthcare providers can fill out the form on paper oronline and send them to the WCB by fax.
Fax in Winnipeg: 954-4999
Fax outside of Winnipeg: 1-877-872-3804
Theforms can be filled out on your computer or you can obtain a supply of the paper forms by calling 954-4922.
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