Workers Compensation Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements – PA

PENNSYLVANIA

Must Employers Maintain Records of Accidents or Injuries? 

  Yes  

Must Employers Report Injuries? 

  Yes  

When Must Report be made? 

Within 48 hours of receiving report of injury or death; Within 7 days for all other injuries resulting in disability lasting more than 1 day.  

Penalties for Failure to Report 

10% of the amount payable; if delays are unreasonable or excessive, penalty may be increased to 50%  

Citation to Authority 

Pa. Stat. Ann. tit. 77   §§ 991, 994, 995