PART II NOTICE REQUIREMENTS — Serious injury

consists of burns to a major portion of the body; or

causes the loss of sight in an eye.

places life in jeopardy; the nature of the accident; the extent of an injury suffered in the course of the worker’s occupation; or

produces unconsciousness; the time and placed of the accident; whether the worker suffers from an occupational disease, the medical report of the commission may be accepted.

results in substantial loss of blood; the name and address of the worker injured in the accident; and

involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe; the name and address of the physician who treated or is treating the worker for the injury.

involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand, foot, finger or toe;

An employer shall, within 3 days after an accident happens to a worker that results in a serious injury to the worker, provide written notice to the minister advising the minister that an accident has occurred and containing the following information:

A fatality shall be reported to the minister immediately by telephone, or by whatever other means of communication that are readily available and that report shall be followed up in writing within 5 days.

For the purpose of subsection (2), a copy of the applicable report of injury form is acceptable.

Where the minister finds that it is impractical to conduct an investigation respecting an accident, the report of the investigation by the employer conducted in consultation with the occupational health and safety committee or the worker health and safety representative or the workplace health and safety designate shall be forwarded to the minister.

Where a medical practitioner requires a worker to be examined to determine