Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part VIII - Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Chapter 121 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 121.5 - Reporting injuries to the Bureau
Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 121.5
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) The employer shall file a first report of injury as follows:
(1) Within 48 hours for
every injury resulting in death.
(2) Within 7 days after the date disability
begins for all other injuries covered by section 438 of the act (77 P. S. §
994).
(3) If there is no disability, a copy of the
report should not be sent to the Department.
(b) The employer shall send a copy of the first report of injury to the employee simultaneously with filing it with the Bureau.
(c) A disability that requires a first report of injury is defined as an injury only resulting in death or disability continuing the entire day, shift or turn, or longer, in which the injury was received.
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