Worker reported the injury four years after it occured
British Columbia employer Hyatt & Sons – a manufacturer of restaurant and hotel furniture – has been fined $5,339 for allegedly dissuading an employee from reporting a workplace injury, according to a report.
The report did not provide a lot of information, but the worker suffered a table saw injury, according to Furniture Today, citing WorkSafeBC.
The worker ended up reporting the injury four years later.
“WorkSafeBC determined the firm told the worker they should not report the injury,” the penalty notice says, which offered few details. “The worker did not report the injury until about four years after it occurred.”
WorkSafeBC categorized the the complaint as “claim suppression,” according to the report.
“While WorkSafeBC already investigates allegations of claim suppression, the amendment adds explicit provisions against employers dissuading workers from filing a claim, with enforcement through penalties under the occupational health and safety provisions of the Workers Compensation Act,” said WorkSafeBC, according to Furniture Today.
