It is illegal for an employer to deliberately prevent an employee from filing an injury report. They may have several motivations why they would take this illegal action. They might be trying to make the company look good in terms of the number of at-work accidents. They could also not want to pay out a Workers’ Compensation claim, knowing that it will increase the company’s insurance rates. Although the employer might have their own motivation for preventing a worker from filing an injury report, they do not have the legal right to do so.