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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
provides monthly statistical updates for lost-time, no-loss-time and fatality
compensation claims through its Monthly Monitor publication. The
information provided in the table below is the most current available from the
WSIB.
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Injury, Disease and Fatality
Claims Reported to WSIB for Year-To-Date August 31,
2009 |
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Total reported claims for
injuries and occupational disease: |
173,845 |
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Total reported fatality
claims: |
305 | |
Speak with a worker health and safety representative or joint committee
member in your workplace should you have any questions or concerns regarding a
work-related injury or disease. You can also contact the Ontario Federation of
Labour's Occupational Disability Response Team at (416) 441-2731 or
1-800-668-9138.
Want to know more about the services
offered by the OFL's Occupational Disability Response Team?
Want
additional information about filing compensation claims with the WSIB?
Workers injured or made
ill because of work might be interested in reviewing the WSIB Operational Policy
Manual available online. |