Reporting single hospitalizations, amputations or loss of an eye was not required under the previous rule. All employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, even those who are exempt from maintaining injury and illness records as described below, are required to comply with OSHA's new severe injury and illness reporting requirements.
The new rule maintains the exemption for any employer with ten or fewer employees, regardless of their industry classification, from the requirement to routinely keep records of employee injuries and illnesses.
Effective January 1, , OSHA updated the list of industries under its jurisdiction that, due to relatively low occupational injury and illness rates, are exempt from the requirement to routinely keep injury and illness records. The new list is based on updated injury and illness data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Training material and other guidance to assist newly covered employers with compliance are also available on this website.
Beginning Aug. Learn more here. Analysis of this data will enable OSHA to use its enforcement and compliance assistance resources more efficiently. If a fatality occurs within 30 days of the work-related incident, or if a serious injury occurs within 24 hours of the work-related incident, you must also report the event to OSHA. Some occupational health and safety incidents need to be reported and recorded.
Others only need to be recorded. Any work-related fatality or serious injury must be reported to OSHA. If your business has over ten employees, you must also record these sorts of incidents by filling out OSHA forms such as Form , Form , and Form A. Note that some businesses with more than ten employees are exempt from some recordkeeping requirements—continue reading to learn more. For a guide on the fundamentals of OSHA recordkeeping, click here.
Step 1: Determine if the incident is recordable. Are you required to keep OSHA records? If so, ask the following questions:. Step 2: Determine if the injury or illness is reportable. Remember, all employers must report workplace-related fatalities and serious injuries to OSHA.
Keep in mind that your organization may have different requirements depending on your state. Once again, according to OSHA :. Small organizations are exempt from many OSHA recordkeeping requirements.
Companies in low-hazard industries are partially exempt. Exempted or not, all employers must report workplace-related fatalities and serious injuries. And if you do keep OSHA logs, be sure to maintain your records for at least 5 years. Consider the following benefits identified by OSHA:. Tracking injuries and accidents can improve prevention.
However, it must be recorded on your OSHA injury and illness records, if you are required to keep such records. Note: If the in-patient hospitalization occurred due to a motor vehicle accident in a construction work zone, you must report the in-patient hospitalization.
If the motor vehicle accident occurred on a public street or highway, but not in a construction work zone, you do not have to report the in-patient hospitalization but it must be recorded on your OSHA injury and illness records if you are required to keep such records. In addition, you do not have to report the in-patient hospitalization if it occurred on a commercial or public transportation system e.
Work-related in-patient hospitalizations caused by a heart attack must also be reported to the OSH Division. Inpatient hospitalization is defined as a formal admission to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.
Note: An in-patient hospitalization that involves only observation or diagnostic testing does not need to be reported. You only need to report each in-patient hospitalization that involves care or treatment. According to this standard, you must report an amputation to OSHA within twenty-four hours after the work-related incident.
In North Carolina, you must report an amputation to the OSH Division within twenty-four hours of the work-related incident. If the amputation does not occur during or right after the work-related incident, you must only report the event to OSHA if it occurs within twenty-four hours of the work-related incident.
Note: If the amputation occurred due to a motor vehicle accident in a construction work zone, you must report the amputation. If the motor vehicle accident occurred on a public street or highway, but not in a construction work zone, you do not have to report the amputation but it must be recorded on your OSHA injury and illness records if you are required to keep such records.
In addition, you do not have to report the amputation if it occurred on a commercial or public transportation system e. An amputation is defined as the traumatic loss of a limb or other external body part. Report online Be prepared to supply: Business name; names of employees affected; location and time of the incident, brief description of the incident; contact person and phone number.
Frequently Asked Questions Who is required to report? If the area office is closed, may I report the incident by leaving a message on an answering machine or sending an email? How does OSHA define "in-patient hospitalization"? How does OSHA define amputation? Who should report a fatality or in-patient hospitalization of a temporary worker?
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