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How to Report an Occupational Accident with the Compensation Fund if you are an employer
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The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
requires employers to report all accidents at work.
Reporting an accidentWhen employers want to report an accident, they must use the
following steps:
Step 1: Fill in the formEmployers must fill in Part A of the W.Cl.2 form. You can get the
form at any labour centre or on the website.
Step 2: Give the form to the doctorEmployers must tear off Part B of the W.Cl.2 form and give it to
the doctor or hospital as soon as possible.
Step 3: Send the forms to the Compensation FundEmployers must send the form to the Compensation Fund as soon as
possible. They do not have to wait for the part the doctor has to fill
in. Once employers receive the doctor’s part of the form, they can send
that too.
They can send it to:
The Compensation Commissioner
PO Box 955
Pretoria
0001
Step 4: Pay compensation to the workerEmployers must pay compensation to the worker for the first 3
months after the accident. The Compensation Fund will refund the
employer for this.
Step 5: Send follow-up formsEmployers must send the First Medical Report (W.Cl.4) as soon as
they get it from the doctor.
If the worker stays away from work for a long time, employers must
get the Progress Medical Report (W.Cl.5) from the doctor and send it to
the Fund every month.
When the worker starts to work again, employers must send the
Resumption Report (W.Cl.6), together with the Final Medical Report
(W.Cl.5) to the Compensation Fund.
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