OSHA Recordkeeping for Construction: Temporary Sites and Severe Reporting
Construction employers keep a log for each establishment, usually the office that runs the work, plus a separate log for any project expected to last a year…
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OSHA Severe Injury Reporting Guides
Reporting and recording are different obligations. Recording puts a case on your log. Reporting means notifying OSHA directly, on a short clock, and it applies to every employer covered by the OSH Act, including employers that are exempt from keeping records.
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Under 29 CFR 1904.39 you must report a work-related fatality within 8 hours of learning about it, and a work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours. A fatality must be reported if the death occurs within 30 days of the work-related incident; a hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye if it occurs within 24 hours of the incident. You can report to the nearest OSHA Area Office, by phone at 1-800-321-6742, or online.
Some events do not have to be reported, although they may still need to be recorded: those resulting from a motor vehicle accident on a public street or highway (except in a construction work zone), and those occurring on a commercial or public transportation system such as an airplane, train, subway or bus. A hospitalization for observation or diagnostic testing only is not reportable. The guides here cover each trigger, delayed hospitalizations and construction sites.
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Delayed Hospitalization After a Work Injury: OSHA Reporting and Recording
A hospitalization is reportable only if the in-patient admission happens within 24 hours of the incident; a later admission is recorded but not reported.
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Commercial Transportation Incidents and OSHA Reporting Exceptions
A death or severe injury on a commercial or public transportation system, such as a plane, train, subway, or bus, does not have to be reported to OSHA.
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Construction Work Zone Vehicle Accidents and OSHA Reporting
A motor vehicle accident in a construction work zone that kills or hospitalizes a worker must be reported to OSHA…
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OSHA Amputation Reporting and Recordkeeping: What Safety Teams Should Do First
Report a work-related amputation to OSHA within 24 hours, including fingertip amputations with or without bone loss, then record the case on the 300 Log.
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Loss of an Eye Reporting to OSHA: The 24-Hour Rule Explained
Report the physical loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours; losing sight without losing the eye is not reportable, though it will almost always be recordable.
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OSHA 24-Hour Reporting for In-Patient Hospitalizations
Report a work-related in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours if the admission happens within 24 hours of the incident.
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OSHA Severe Injury Reporting: The 8-Hour Fatality Rule
Report a work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours of learning of it, by phone to the Area Office or 1-800-321-6742, or online.
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