diff --git a/services/core-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentFormInitialReport.tsx b/services/core-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentFormInitialReport.tsx
index 02b1d87dfa..40ee25ca49 100644
--- a/services/core-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentFormInitialReport.tsx
+++ b/services/core-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentFormInitialReport.tsx
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ const IncidentFormInitialReport: FC<IncidentFormInitialReportProps> = ({
                 label="Number of injuries"
                 id="number_of_injuries"
                 name="number_of_injuries"
+                required
+                placeholder="Enter the number of injuries. If none, enter '0'."
                 component={renderConfig.FIELD}
                 validate={[wholeNumber, maxLength(10)]}
                 disabled={!isEditMode}
diff --git a/services/core-web/src/tests/components/Forms/incidents/__snapshots__/IncidentForm.spec.tsx.snap b/services/core-web/src/tests/components/Forms/incidents/__snapshots__/IncidentForm.spec.tsx.snap
index 91537023f6..70b58ebc22 100644
--- a/services/core-web/src/tests/components/Forms/incidents/__snapshots__/IncidentForm.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/services/core-web/src/tests/components/Forms/incidents/__snapshots__/IncidentForm.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -1379,18 +1379,12 @@ exports[`IncidentForm renders properly 1`] = `
                         class="ant-col ant-form-item-label"
                       >
                         <label
-                          class=""
+                          class="ant-form-item-required"
                           for="ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT_number_of_injuries"
                           title=""
                         >
                           <div>
                             Number of injuries
-                             
-                            <span
-                              class="form-item-optional"
-                            >
-                               (optional)
-                            </span>
                           </div>
                         </label>
                       </div>
diff --git a/services/minespace-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentForm.js b/services/minespace-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentForm.js
index b8c327d465..6379b20cef 100644
--- a/services/minespace-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentForm.js
+++ b/services/minespace-web/src/components/Forms/incidents/IncidentForm.js
@@ -344,8 +344,10 @@ const renderIncidentDetails = (childProps) => {
           label="Number of injuries"
           id="number_of_injuries"
           name="number_of_injuries"
+          required
+          placeholder="Enter the number of injuries. If none, enter '0'."
           component={renderConfig.FIELD}
-          validate={[wholeNumber, maxLength(10)]}
+          validate={[wholeNumber, required, maxLength(10)]}
           disabled={formDisabled}
         />
       </Col>
@@ -354,6 +356,7 @@ const renderIncidentDetails = (childProps) => {
           label="Number of fatalities"
           id="number_of_fatalities"
           name="number_of_fatalities"
+          required
           component={renderConfig.FIELD}
           validate={[wholeNumber, maxLength(10)]}
           disabled={formDisabled}
@@ -565,8 +568,8 @@ const renderUploadInitialNotificationDocuments = (
 
   const formValuesDocumentsInitial = formValues?.documents
     ? formValues?.documents?.filter(
-        (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.initial
-      )
+      (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.initial
+    )
     : [];
 
   const formValuesDocumentsFinalReport =
@@ -576,14 +579,14 @@ const renderUploadInitialNotificationDocuments = (
 
   const formValuesInitialNotificationDocs = formValues?.initial_notification_documents
     ? formValues?.initial_notification_documents?.filter(
-        (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.initial
-      )
+      (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.initial
+    )
     : [];
 
   const formValuesFinaltReportDocs = formValues?.final_report_documents
     ? formValues?.final_report_documents?.filter(
-        (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.final
-      )
+      (doc) => doc.mine_incident_document_type_code === Strings.INCIDENT_DOCUMENT_TYPES.final
+    )
     : [];
 
   const initialDocumentsForm = [
@@ -911,7 +914,7 @@ export const IncidentForm = (props) => {
     <FormWrapper
       name={FORM.ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT}
       initialValues={props.initialValues}
-      onSubmit={() => {}}
+      onSubmit={() => { }}
       reduxFormConfig={{
         enableReinitialize: true,
         touchOnBlur: true,
diff --git a/services/minespace-web/src/tests/components/incident/__snapshots__/IncidentStepForms.spec.tsx.snap b/services/minespace-web/src/tests/components/incident/__snapshots__/IncidentStepForms.spec.tsx.snap
index 88eddbb3a0..cc162f8970 100644
--- a/services/minespace-web/src/tests/components/incident/__snapshots__/IncidentStepForms.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/services/minespace-web/src/tests/components/incident/__snapshots__/IncidentStepForms.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -783,18 +783,12 @@ Object {
                         class="ant-col ant-form-item-label"
                       >
                         <label
-                          class=""
+                          class="ant-form-item-required"
                           for="ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT_number_of_injuries"
                           title=""
                         >
                           <div>
                             Number of injuries
-                             
-                            <span
-                              class="form-item-optional"
-                            >
-                               (optional)
-                            </span>
                           </div>
                         </label>
                       </div>
@@ -3006,18 +3000,12 @@ Object {
                         class="ant-col ant-form-item-label"
                       >
                         <label
-                          class=""
+                          class="ant-form-item-required"
                           for="ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT_number_of_injuries"
                           title=""
                         >
                           <div>
                             Number of injuries
-                             
-                            <span
-                              class="form-item-optional"
-                            >
-                               (optional)
-                            </span>
                           </div>
                         </label>
                       </div>
@@ -5404,18 +5392,12 @@ Object {
                       class="ant-col ant-form-item-label"
                     >
                       <label
-                        class=""
+                        class="ant-form-item-required"
                         for="ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT_number_of_injuries"
                         title=""
                       >
                         <div>
                           Number of injuries
-                           
-                          <span
-                            class="form-item-optional"
-                          >
-                             (optional)
-                          </span>
                         </div>
                       </label>
                     </div>
@@ -7627,18 +7609,12 @@ Object {
                       class="ant-col ant-form-item-label"
                     >
                       <label
-                        class=""
+                        class="ant-form-item-required"
                         for="ADD_EDIT_INCIDENT_number_of_injuries"
                         title=""
                       >
                         <div>
                           Number of injuries
-                           
-                          <span
-                            class="form-item-optional"
-                          >
-                             (optional)
-                          </span>
                         </div>
                       </label>
                     </div>