Not all injuries reported to the WCB are accepted as claims. This
was particularly true in the early years, as employers, workers,
and their families had to learn what was covered under the Act
and what was not.
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Unfortunately no records from these early years have survived
for medical aid only, the category accounting for the greatest
number of claims. Medical aid only claims required some medical
attention but did not require more than three days away from work.
Injuries reported and accepted temporary disability are
read from the left-hand scale, accepted permanent disability
from the right.
While fewest in number, fatalities on the job are the
most serious and tragic of workplace accidents.
1. Figures from prior years have been adjusted where necessary
to put them on a comparable basis to current figures. For example,
deaths from silicosis pensioners were added to the Table A total
for the years they were not included as part of the Table A Fatal
total. For the years 1918 to 1937, fatalities with burial-awards-only
were added to the Table A fatal total because the total excluded
those deaths in those years.
2. These figures are not adjusted for historical changes in industry
coverage.
Claim duration is the number of days away from work that
the WCB paid for on a claim. There is some uncertainty about whether
these were work days or calendar days, but with a normal work
week being either 6 or 7 days, the difference is small.
From 1921 to 1942 the statistic is the number of days paid for
claims that were first paid in that year.
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