What happens if the employee does not properly report an injury?

A work injury is to be reported to the employer within 21 days. If not reported within 120 days from the date of injury or having knowledge of a work-related disease, no compensation is allowed (except for cases involving progressive diseases). Employers are required to immediately report all employee injuries to their insurer; if self-insured, to report them to the person responsible for management of the employer's workers' compensation program. Employers are also required to report an injury resulting in death within 48 hours after the event, and within seven days for all other injuries that result in disability lasting more than a day, shift, or turn of work. OSHA requires reporting a fatality on the job within eight hours of its occurrence.