Operational controls help Saskatchewan seasonal oilfield employers detect and prevent fraudulent WCB injury claims while maintaining compliance with medical examination restrictions.
Faculty of Risk Management
Operational Controls for Preventing Fraudulent Injury Claims in Seasonal Operations
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Scenario
A seasonal oilfield services company based in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan operates pipeline maintenance crews from March through October each year, employing approximately 45 field workers across 3 remote sites. In August 2024, the site supervisor at one location reported that a field hand had been overheard telling coworkers he planned to deliberately injure himself to collect workers' compensation benefits during the off-season. The comments circulated quickly among the crew, prompting formal incident reports from 2 witnesses.
The company now faces competing exposures: the risk of a potentially fraudulent claim against its WCB experience rating, the operational risk of a self-inflicted workplace incident, and the liability risk of implementing pre-claim medical examinations that may exceed its legal authority or trigger human rights complaints. Management must determine what preventive controls it can lawfully deploy before the field season ends in 6 weeks.
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