About reporting an occupational injury to the compensation fund

You must report injuries sustained by your employees in the course of their work to the Compensation Fund within 7 days of the occurrence.

The fund covers permanent, casual workers, trainees and apprentices who are injured or contract a disease in the course of their work and lose income/impaired as a result.

What you should do

• You must complete Part A Page 1 of the W.Cl.2 form and forward it to the Compensation Fund.
• The copy of the completed Part A Page 1 which is Part B Page 1 of the W.Cl.2 form must be sent to the treating doctor
• you must send the completed Part A and B of the form to: The Compensation Commissioner, P.O Box 955, Pretoria,0001 
• you must compensate your employee/s for the first three months after the accident and the compensation fund will refund the advances you have made to the employee.
• you must submit the first medical report  as soon as you get it from the doctor
• if your employee cannot return to work for a long time, you must get progress medical report from the doctor and you must complete interim Resumption report or the employee must complete the Affidavit by employee and submit them to the Compensation Fund indicating the period off duty and the advances paid to the employee
• when the worker resumes work, you must send the Resumption report and the Final medical report to the Compensation Fund.
  

Timeframe

It will depend on whether you have submitted all the information.

How much does it cost

The service is free.

Forms to complete

• Employer’s report of an accident (W.Cl.2)
• First medical report in respect of an accident (W.Cl.4)
  
• Final or progress medical report in respect of an accident (W.Cl.5)
• Resumption report, ID: W.Cl.6 
  
• Certified copy of ID.
  

Who to contact