Claims

Claims Cost Summary

The Claims Cost Summary (CCS) report details the claim costs incurred by WSCC for an accepted workplace injury and/or illnesses associated with a specific employer.

Current fiscal year information is available as well as the two (2) previous years.

It allows you (the employer) to understand the costs associated with a specific claim, examine the types of injuries that have occurred, and determine any potential trends

This report known in other jurisdictions as Claims Expenses is also used by employers during the competitive bidding process. The values shown in the CCS are taken directly from WSCC’s financial reporting system Any cost associated to a specific claim is categorized and tracked within the system.

The following describes the information contained in the CCS Report:

Field	Description
Claim ID	Claim ID is a specific number identifier assigned to each claim by the WSCC. The Claim ID is an eight digit number and should be used when referencing a claim.
Name	The worker’s official full name.
Harvester	If the worker is a harvester, it will be identified here.
Category	This is the “Claim Type” (see list below).
Accident Date	The date documented in the Incident Report provided to WSCC.
Compensation	Costs associated with workers’ wage replacement for lost time.
Medical	Costs associated with medical treatment of the workers’ illness and/or injury.
Rehab	Costs associated with rehabilitation of the injured/ill worker. Rehabilitation is an action or series of actions for restoring a claimant’s health or normal life (to the extent possible) through training and/or therapy (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, counselling and chiropractic etc.)
Pension	Costs associated with payments made to a worker who was permanently injured on the job or payments made to spouses/children when a worker was fatally injured.
Total	This is the total of the four categories (compensation + medical + rehab + pension) YTD MINUS any cost /transfer relief (if applicable). Please note costs shown in any particular year are associated with that year only.
Cost Transfer/Relief	This line is only displayed when there has been cost transfer or relief applied to the amounts. The message can take the form of one of the following: 1. Cost Relief at a rate of XX%. 2. Cost Relief at an amount of $XX. 3. Cost Transfer from another employer at a rate of XX%. 4. Cost Transfer from another employer at an amount of $XX.

Categories

CATLD	Claim Accepted/Time Loss Denied	CLDND	Claim Denied	DFATL	Delayed Fatal
CLDUP	Duplicate Claim	FATAL	Fatal	HRLSS	Hearing Loss
INDSS	Industrial Disease	IJAIN	Interjurisdictional Agreement In	IJAOUT	Interjurisdictional Agreement Out
NCOTB	No Claim - Other Board	NCEST	No Claim Established	MAID0	No Medical Aid/No Time Loss
NTLSS	No Time Loss	TLMAJ	Time Loss Major	TLMOD	Time Loss Moderate

If you require assistance or clarification please contact Claims Services at 867-920-3888.