The Workmen's Compensation Citation

Notification of Injuries [Cap. 219 1871 CHAPTER 219. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. RULES made by the Governor in Council under section 43. P.N. 26 of 1955. NOTIFICATION OF INJURIES.

(Notification of Injuries) Rules.

(I) Notice of an accident arising out of and in the course NoWi~ationf hi l · · · km f h of acmdent o s emp oyment causmg InJury to a wor an o sue a nature by or on as would entitle him to compensation under the provisions of behalf of the Ordinance may be given by or on behalf of the workman as workman. soon as practicable after the accident and before the workman has voluntarily left the employment in which he was injured, either in writing or orally to the employer (or if there is more than one employer, to one of such employers) or to the Commissioner of Labour or to the Labour Officer of the area in which the workman was employed. (2) The notice shall give the name and address of the person Requireinjured and shall state in ordinary language the cause of the :;t~!! ~~ injury and the date on which the accident happened. workman. (3) Where the employer is a body of persons, corporate or Notice by unincorporate, the notice, if in writing, may also be given by post. delivering it or by sending it by post in a registered letter addressed to the residence or place of business of the person to whom it is to be given.

(1) Notice of an accident arising out of and in the course ~o!~~~~!~nof his employment causing injury to a workman of such a nature by employer. as would entitle him to compensation under the provisions of the Ordinance shall be given in the prescribed form to the Commissioner of Labour or to the Labour Officer of the area by the employer· as soon as practicable after the accident and before the workman has voluntarily left the employment in which he was injured. In this sub-rule, " prescribed form " means Form No. 1 in Schedule A of these rules. (2) When the death of any workman from any cause whatever Notification . of death of IS brought to the notice of, or comes to the knowledge of his a workman. employer, the employer shall, as soon as practicable after 1872 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation the occurrence of the death, give notice in the prescribed form to the Commissioner of Labour or to the Labour Officer of the area in which the workman was employed. Such notice shall state the circumstances of the death of the workman if they are known to the employer. In this sub-rule, "prescribed form" means Form No. 2 in Schedule A of these rules.

The forms prescribed in Schedule A shall be used whereapplicable, with such variations and modifications as the circumstances may require.

Every employer of persons, who are workmen within themeaning of the Ordinance shall render to the Commissioner of Labour by the 31st day of January in each year, the return or returns prescribed in Schedule B, duly completed so far as the same are applicable. Rules 3 & 4. SCHEDULE A. FoRM No. 1. NoTIFICATION oF AcciDENT. 1. Name of firm or proprietor ....................................................................................................................... . 2. Address of firm ................................................................................................................................................. .. 3. Address and place where accident occurred ......................................................................... .. 4. Date and time of accident ....................................................................................................................... . 5. Name of injured worker ............ :............................................................................................................... ..

(a) .................................... (b) .................................... (c) ....................................

Was machinery involved, if so, was there any failure of an essentialpart 1 .....................................................................................................................................................................

Nature of injury sustained ...................................................................................................................... ..

Probable duration of incapacity of worker from doing his ordinarywork ....................................................................................................................................................................... .

Employer's reference number ............................................................................................................. ..Dated this .................................... day of...................................................... 19 ...... . Signature of person giving the notice ............................................................................................... . Address of person givng the notice ............................................................................................... . FOR OFFICIAL USE. 1. Date received ................................................... :.................................................................................................... . 2. Accident No ......................................................................................................................................................... . 3. Industry ................................................................................................................................................................ .. 4. Occupation ............................................................................................................................................................. .. 5. · Classification ........................................................................................................................................................ . 6. Sex ................................................................................................................................................................................ . N otijication of Injuries [Cap. 219 7. Copy of Medical Officer's Report received ............................................................................. . 8. Dependants (in the case of fatal accidents) .................:........................................................... . 9. Interim payments made to worker .............................................................................................. .. 10. Assessment of compensation................................................................................................................. . FoRM No.2. NoTIFICATION oF DEATH. 1. Name of firm or proprietor...................................................................................................................... .. 2. Address of firm ................................................................................................................................................. .. 3. Address and place where death occurred.................................................................................. .. 4. Date and time of death ........................................................................................................................,.... . 5. Name of injured worker ..................................................................................... ,...................................... .. 6. Tribe, chiefdom, home town (village) and address of worker ............................ .. 7. (a) Sex (b) age (c) occupation of person (a) .................. (b) .................. (c) ................ .. 8. Statement by person in charge describing cause and circumstances of death, if known ........................................................................................................................................... .. 9. Was machinery involved, if so, was there any failure of an essential part~ .................................................................................................................................................................... . 10. Employer's reference number .............................................................................................................. . Dated this .......................................... day of............................................................ 19...... . Signature of person giving the notice ............................................................................................ . Address of person giving the notice .................................................................. :........................... .. FOR OF FIOIAL USE. 1. Date received ........................................................................................................................................................ . 2. Accident No ............................................................................................................,............................................ . 3. Industry ................................................................................................................................................................ .. 4. Occupation .............................................................................................................................................................. . 5. Classification ........................................................................................................................................................ . 6. Sex ................................................................................................................................................................................. . 7. Copy of Medical Officer's Report received ............................................................................ .. 8. Dependants .......................................................................................................................................................... .. 9. Interim payments made to worker .............................................................................................. .. 10. Assessment of compensation ................................................................................................................ .. To: FoRM No. 3. REQUEST BY EMPLOYER TO WORKMAN TO SUBMIT HIMSELF FOR MEDICAL ExAMINATION. In reference to your notice given on t}le ........................ day of... ..................... that you have met with an accident causing personal injury, you are hereby required to ?ubmit yourself for examination by Dr ........................................................................................... who 1s the medical practitioner named by me ............................................................ at .............................. on the ........................ day of.............................,.................. l9............ , at ..... ,..... ,..........,......,.....,.....,.....,.....,...... m. 1874 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation (if you claim that you are unable or not in a fit state to attend the above medical examination you should inform me immediately). Dated this ........................ day of................................................ , 19...... . Signature. FoRM No. 4. DETAILS OF AGREEMENT AS TO THE AMOUNT OF CoMPENSATION PAYABLE BY THE EMPLOYER. (This form must be completed and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court by the party who desires the agreement to be made an Order of the Court.) 1. Name, address and business of employer........................................................................ 2. (a) Name and address of workman (tribe, chiefdom, home town) ................. . (b) Occupation ......................................................................................................................................... . (Full details of the nature of the work and duties on which the workman was employed at the date of the accident.) (c) Age ....................................................................................................................................................:........ .. (d) Sex ............................................................................................................................................................... (e) Previous Compensation awarded (if any) ........................................................... . 3. (a) Date of accident ............................................................................................................................. . (b) Cause of accident .......................................................................................................................... : (c) Nature and circumstances of injury.............................................................................. (Give full details and state whether incapacity is total or partial, permanent or temporary. If partial, the degree, and, if temporary, the period of incapacity must be given.) 4. Contract of employment................................................................................................................. . The monthly earnings must be stated, specifying the value of food ,fuel or quarters 5. Date of agreement ................................................................................................................................... . 6. Amount of compensation agreed upon and to whom payable ....................... . (Copy of agreement must be given.) 7. (a) Amount payable in a lump sum. .................................................................................... .. (b) Amount and period of periodical payments........................................................ . 8. Any other information ....................................................................................................................... . Signature of Applicant. Sworn before me this .............................. day of...................................................... , 19...... . Commissioner of Oaths. FoRM No.5. APPLICATION FOR ENFORC.ING CLAIM TO CoMPENSATION. (This form must be completed and forwarded to the Clerk of Court, by the workman making application for enforcing his claim to compensation.) 1. Narne of firm or proprietor ........................................................................................................... . 2. Address of firm. ........................................................................................................................................ . 3. Place where accident occurred .................................................................................................... . Notification of Injuries [Cap. 219 1875 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Date and time of accident............................................................................................................... 5. Name of injured worker ................................................................................................................. . 6. Tribe, chiefdom, home town (village) and address of injured worker 7. (a) sex .......................................................................................... (b) age .................................................. . (c) occupation of injured person........................................................................................... .. 8. Nature of injury sustained .......................................................................................................... .. 9. Percentage incapacity or medical report .......................................................................... . 10. Average earnings per month ................................ :....................................................................... . 11. Amount of compensation claimed......................................................................................... . Signature. SCHEDULE B. If payments have been made in respect of an accident by an Employer the following Form must be filled up. A. CASES IN WHICH COMPENSATION WAS PAID FOR DEATH. (Compensation paid in respect of previous incapacity should be included in Table B). Cases where compensation (including medical or burial expenses, if any) was paid........................ ,................ . No. of cases in which Compensation was paid during 19 Total amount of Compensation paid during 19 B. CASES IN WHICH COMPENSATION WAS PAID FOR INCAPACITY. No. of cases in which Total amount of compensation was paid compensation paid during 19 during 19 Lump sum Periodical Payments. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cases continued from previous years. Cases in which the first payment of Icompensation was made during 19 ...... Total ... ... I P.N. 106 of 1955. Citation. Scale of fees and charges for medical aid to workmen. Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation FEES AND CHARGES FOR MEDICAL AID. 1. These rules may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation (Fees and Charges for Medical Aid) Rules. 2. The fees and charges for medical aid to workmen within Sierra Leone shall be in accordance with the scale set out in the Schedule hereto.

I. FoR TREATMENT GIVEN ouTSIDE GovERNMENT HosPI- TALS AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS (a) Visit of patient to doctor (b) Visit of doctor to patient 0 5 0 0 10 0 The fees for (a) and (b) shall not be additional to the fees prescribed in (c) in so far as the doctor consulted is concerned. (c) Consultation between doctors ... 1 0 0 The fee prescribed for (c) shall be payable only to the doctor consulted, the consulting doctor being paid as for a visit. II. FoR SuRGICAL TREATMENT (a) For the services of a surgical specialist- (i) at a major operation 25 0 0 (ii) at an intermediate operation 15 0 0 (iii) at a minor operation 5 0 0 Provided that if more than one operation is required for the relief of the same injury or occupational disease the total fees charged shall not exceed £40. (b) For the services of a medical practitioner who is not a specialist- £ s. d. 10 0 0(i) at a major or intermediate operation (ii) at a minor operation ... Nocharge, other than the fees for visits specified in Item I, or, if treated in hospital the hospi ta I fees specified in Item VI. Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 The charges in this item are inclusive of all services rendered, including operation, any necessary attendances, operations for the implantation of radon or radium seeds and anaesthetic fees. For the purposes of this item" major", "intermediate" and" minor" operations mean the operations respectively so described in the Appendix to this Schedule. In the case of any operation not specified in such Appendix, the decision of the Director of Medical Services whether the operation is to be assessed as a major, intermediate or minor operation shall be final. III. RADIOLOGICAL X- Ray examinations £ s. d. (a) For each film 17 11 x14" in size ... 0 6 6 (b) For each film 15 11 xl2" in size ... 0 6 3 (c) For each film 12"x10" in size ... 0 3 5 (d) For each film 10"x8" in size 0 2 3 (e) For each film 8"x6" in size 0 1 8 (f) For each film 6"x4" in size 0 1 2 (g) For each film 15"x6" in size 0 2 6 (h) For each film 12"x6" in size 0 111 IV. PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, electrical, etc. per session 0 2 0 Fees for physiotherapy, in respect of treatment administered by a hospital, shall be payable solely in those cases where the workman has been referred for such treatment by a medical practitioner. v. DENTISTRY £ B. d. (a) Clinical examination 0 10 6 (b) Routine scaling and gum-treatment ... 0 17 6 (c) Deep scaling and prolonged gum-treatment 2 0 0 to 4 0 0 (d) Gingivectomy including scaling and gum-treatment 1 0 0 to 5 0 0 (e) Apicectomy including root-treatment, per tooth 2 0 0 to 5 0 0 (f) X-ray examination- (i) one intra-oral film 0 5 0 (ii) additional films at same examination, each 0 2 0 (iii) extra-oral films as in Item III 1878 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation V. DENTISTRY-continued (g) Dental extractions, including after-treatment, per tooth Provided that the maximum fee shall be £5 (h) General anaesthetics- Anaesthetist's fee, additional to dental fee ... (i) Fillings: amalgam, silicate and other cements Provided that the maximum fee per tooth shall be £117s. 6d. (j) Fillings, gold (k) Fillings, temporary and dressings (l) Crowns, all kinds (m) Root-treatment, additional to fee for fillings (n) Dentures: plastic, per tooth or band to to to Provided that the minimum fee shall be £3 and the maximum fee £10 lOs. Od. 0 12 6 0 12 6 0 17 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 (o) Dentures: plastic, re-lining 3 0 0 (p) Dentures: plastic, repairs per count 0 17 6 Provided that the maximum fee per denture shall be £110s. Od. (q) Dentures: gold, per tooth or band 3 0 0 Provided that the minimum fee shall be £12 Os. Od. and the maximum fee £45 Os. Od. (r) Dentures: gold, repairs per count 2 0 0 (s) Bridges ... 7 0 0 to 15 0 0 (t) Orthodontic treatm~nt, including the provision of appliances 7 0 0 to 15 0 0 (u) Surgical extractions, removal of cysts, treatment of fractures, alveolectomy, maxillo-facial operations, excluding the provision of appliances 3 0 0 to 26 0 0 (v) Obturators, maxillo-facial appliances 5 0 Q to 26 0 0 (w) Miscellaneous treatment 0 10 0 (x) Emergency treatment !Jetween the hours of 2 p.m. and 8 a.m. and on Sundays and Public Holidays, additional to dental fee 1 0 0 The above fees include the cost of all material and anaesthetic fees. Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 VI. HosPITAL FEES (A) IN-PATIENTS (i) For accommodation ,in public wards of general hospitals- (a) whose income does not exceed £90 per annum ...... (b) whose income exceeds £90 but does not exceed £144 (c) whose income exceeds £144 but does not exceed £200 (d) whose income exceeds £200 but does not exceed £250 (e) whose income exceeds £250 but does not exceed £372 (f) whose income exceeds £372 per annum For patients requiring European diet an additional fee equal to half the rate applicable as set out above shall be charged. (ii) For accommodation in private wards of general hospitals- (a) in a ward containing more than two beds (b) in a two-bedded ward ... (B) OUT-PATIENTS For attendance at public out-patients clinics- (a) on first attendance, on the issue of the first treatment per day 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 3 6 0 5 0 0 12 0 o ts o form 0 1 0 (b) for each subsequent treatment form... 0 1 0 VII. DRUGS, DRESSINGS, vACCINES AND SERA. Except where inclusive fees for surgical treatment and for dental treatment are paid as provided for in items II and V of this Schedule, the above fees and charges shall not be deemed to include charges for drugs, dressings, vaccines or sera used in the treatment of any injury or occupational disease and the net cost thereof may be added to any fee or charge made in accordance with this Schedule. VIII. LABORATORY SERVICES ... Free. IX. TRAVELLING ExPENSES Such charge in each particular case as is equivalent to the mileage allowance drawn by the doctor or dentist, if he is a Government officer entitled to mileage allowance, or which would be drawn by the doctor or dentist if he were a Government officer entitled to mileage allowance. 1880 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation SuRGICAL OPERATIONS Abscess of brain Plastic operations requiring tube Any operation involving intestinal graft suture Complicated fistula Depressed fracture Excision of larger joints Hernia (Strangulated) Meningeal haemorrhage Nephrectomy Rupture of bladder Rupture of urethra Splenectomy Subphrenic abscess requiring transthoracic or transperitoneal access Transplantation of ureters Castration Empyema Enterotomy, colotomy, colostomy Epithelioma of lip with excision of glands in sub-mandibular region Gastrostomy Grafting with tube grafts Hernia-inguinal, femoral, umbilica or ventral (simple) Suprapubic cystostomy Abscess Any condition treated by surgical diathermy under general anaesthesia, other than mouth or tongue, or bladder Blood transfusion (grouping and ,expenses of donor extra) Cystoscopy Dilatation of urethra Examination under anaesthetic Implantation of radium or radon seeds for treatment of a skin tumour Plastic operations not requmng a tube graft and of a simple kind Pyelography (not including services of radiologist) Removal of needles from hand or foot or elsewhere Rodent ulcer not involving bone or eye Skin grafting EAR, NosE AND THROAT OPERATIONS Bronchoscopy (operative) Intracranial complications such as cerebellar abscess Ligature of jugular vein and opening of lateral sinus Oesophagoscopy (operative) Plastic operations requiring a tube graft Diagnostic bronchoscopy Diagnostic oesophagoscopy Intranasal operations Laryngoscopy (operative) Simple tracheotomy Diagnostic Laryngoscopy ~eduction of deformity, fractured Paracentesis noses, and facial bones Plastic operations not requiring a tube graft Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 OPHTHALMIC OPERATIONS Corneal grafting Detachment of retina Exenteration of orbit Operation for dislocated lens Reconstruction of eyelids Removal of intraocular foreign body Corneal abscission or tattooing Corneal wound " Excision of rodent ulcer Excision or evisceration of eye-ball Exploration of orbit Orbital abscess Paracentesis Ectropion Entropion Removal of foreign body embedded in cornea Suturing lid wounds ORTHOPAEDIC OPERATIONS Amputation through thigh Disarticulation of the hip and shoulder Excision of larger joints Internal derangement of the knee and other joints Laminectomy Open reduction of fractures Operative treatment of compound fractures Reconstructive operations on bones and joints: arthrodesis arthroplasty bone grafts Repair of intricate tendon injuries Secondary nerve sutures Severe acquired deformities requiring open correction Tendon transplantation Other orthopaedic operations requir- -ing an equivalent degree of surgical skill Note.-Charges for the above operations to include the immediate mechanical after-treatment and subsequent changing of splints and plasters (with or without anaesthesia) Amputation of limbs, save fingers Emergency operations for acute and toes (minor) and thigh, osteomyelitis and acute suppurashoulder and hip (major) tive arthritis Closed reduction and fixation of Manipulation oflarger joints primary fractures involving joints or shafts nerve and tendon repairs of larger bones Other orthopaedic operations requiring an equivalent degree of surgical skill Amputation of toes and fingers Application of plaster-of-Paris casts with or without anaesthesia Manipulation of smaller joints Removal of exostoses Simple manipulation or tenotomy and plasters. P.N. 27 of 1955. Citation. Insurers' returns. Cap. 219. Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation INSURERS' RETURNS. 1. These rules may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation (Insurers' Returns) Rules. 2. Every insurance society, association, company or underwriter who carries on a business of insurance under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance shall render to the Commissioner of Labour by the 31st day of January in each year, the returns prescribed in Schedules A and B hereto, duly completed so far as the same are applicable. SCHEDULE A. NuMBER oF FIRMs/EMPLOYERS REGISTERED. No. R~gistered in I No. Registered in 19..... . prevwus years. Total. i -~--·---~---~~----·-- SCHEDULE B. EMPLOYERS/FIRMS INSURED DURING 19...... : Name of Employer/ Firm. Address. r i! I ~-~--------i------1 ! ' I I I I. I i Date of Insurance. Exclusion of Police [Cap. 219 1883 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (EXCLUSION OF POLICE) ~7~£ 1958. ORDER. made by the Governor in Council under section 2. 1. This Order may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation Citation. (Exclusion of Police) Order and shall be deemed to have come into effect on the 1st day of January, 1955. 2. The following classes of persons are hereby declared not rolice ~otto to be workmen for the purposes of the Workmen's Compensation e wor men. Ordinance- (a) Members of the Sierra Leone Police Force; (b) Persons engaged to perform police duties in accordance with the provisions of any written law, while so performing such duties.