New Cases
An injury or illness is a "new case" if it meets one of the following two conditions:
- The employee has no previous recorded injury or illness of the same type that affects the same part of the body; or
- The employee previously had a recorded injury or illness of the same type that affected the same part of the body but recovered completely from the previous injury or illness and an event or exposure in the work environment caused the signs or symptoms to reappear.
For occupational illnesses where the signs or symptoms may recur or continue in the absence of a workplace exposure, record the case only once. Examples include occupational cancer, asbestosis, byssinosis and silicosis.
You are not required to seek the advice of a physician or other licensed health care professional. If you do seek such advice, you must follow their recommendation about whether the case is a new case or a recurrence.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-7. If an employee has an injury, which of the following would most likely be recorded as a new case?
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