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Within fifteen days after the date of any injury received by an employee in the course of or resulting from his employment, and within forty-eight hours of the death of an employee occurring from an injury received in the course of or resulting from his employment, the employer, whether a person, firm, or corporation, or the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, shall make report of such injury or death directly to the Department of Labor and Industry. Such report shall be made in such form as the Department of Labor and Industry shall prescribe, and shall set forth the name, address, and nature of the business of the employer; name, address, sex, age, nationality, wage or salary, and occupation of the employee; date, day of week, hour, place, cause, and character of the injury or death, and in the case of an injury, the nature of the injury, and the duration of the disability, or probable disability, as far as the same can be ascertained. Such employer shall, also, upon request of the Department of Labor and Industry, make such further report as may reasonably be required by it.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 43 P.S. Labor § 12. Accidents; report to Department of Labor and Industry - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-43-ps-labor/pa-st-sect-43-12/
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