WorkSafeBC INJURED WORKER FILEInjured Worker is a person for whom the WCB has a report of an accident or injury. Years available - 1981 onward (selected fields available 1962 or earlier)
Field Name | Description
| Injured Worker ID | ID number assigned to each new injured worker.
Replaced by project-specific identification number | Year of Birth | Year for Injured Worker's date of birth. | Month of Birth | Month for Injured Worker's date of birth | Day of Birth** | Day for Injured Workers' date of birth.
Research rationale describing why this field is required must be supplied before it will be considered for release. | Year of death | Year for Injured Worker's date of death. | Month of death | Month for Injured Worker's date of death. | Day of death** | Day for Injured Workers' date of death.
Research rationale describing why this field is required must be supplied before it will be considered for release. | Gender | Injured Worker's gender. | Postal Code** | First 3 characters of the postal code OR 6-digit postal code - Research rationale describing why this field is required must be supplied before it will be considered for release. |
** Data field which could potentially identify an individual, and which therefore is only released to researchers having a clear need for the data in order to accomplish their research project. | 
