| What are you required to report to OSHA
| All employers under OSHA authority are required to report certain work-related fatalities and severe injuries. |
- Work-related fatality must be reported within 8 hours.
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- Work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.
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| What companies are required to report? |
| OSHA covers most private-sector employers and workers in the United States, either through Federal OSHA or an OSHA-approved State Plan. Coverage can differ for state and local government workers, certain agricultural operations, and some other workplaces. |
| If you are unsure which requirements apply to your organization, contact OSHA or your State Plan for guidance. |
| What if my organization is not covered by federal OSHA or I know my state has an OSHA State Plan? |
| Many states operate their own occupational safety and health programs for private sector and/or state and local government workers. Reporting requirements may vary by state, although all states must have or be in the process of developing requirements that are at least as effective as OSHA’s. Refer to your State Plan Reporting Requirements for clarification. |
| How is an injury or fatality reported? |
| There are three ways you can report a fatality or an injury that was described above. |
- Call the local OSHA office. Note: If the local area OSHA office is closed, then do not wait for the office to open, use another method of reporting.
- Call the OSHA 24-hour hotline at 1-800-321-6742.
- Report online.
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| What information needs to be reported? |
| Be prepared to provide the establishment name, location and time of the incident, type of reportable event, number and names of employees affected, a brief description of the incident, and a contact name and phone number. |
| When reporting the incident online you will be required to provide additional details about the incident so be prepared to get that information quickly so you can provide it to OSHA. |
| What if it was a vehicle accident? |
| If there was a motor vehicle accident that occurred in a construction work zone, you must report if the accident resulted in a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. However, if the motor vehicle accident occurred on a public street or highway or the employee was on commercial or public transportation (like an airplane, train, subway, or bus), you do not have to report. Note: if your company is required to maintain OSHA injury and illness records, the incident will still have to be recorded in those logs. |
| What if the employee was treated at an emergency room or urgent care clinic? |
| Treatment at an emergency room or urgent care clinic alone is not reportable under the hospitalization requirement. The employee must be formally admitted to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment. |
| Does cutting the tip of a finger off count as amputation? |
| Yes, fingertip amputations with or without bone loss do count as an amputation. An amputation is the traumatic loss of all or part of a limb or other external body part. |
| Who should do the reporting if the employee is a temporary worker? |
| The employer that provides day-to-day supervision of the worker must report to OSHA. |
| What if the employee had a heart attack? |
| If an employee experiences a work-related heart attack that results in fatality or in-patient hospitalization, the event must be reported to OSHA. The local OSHA Area Office will determine whether to investigate based on the circumstances. |
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| All employers under OSHA authority are required to report certain work-related fatalities and severe injuries. |
- Work-related fatality must be reported within 8 hours.
|
- Work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.
|
| What companies are required to report? |
| OSHA covers most private-sector employers and workers in the United States, either through Federal OSHA or an OSHA-approved State Plan. Coverage can differ for state and local government workers, certain agricultural operations, and some other workplaces. |
| If you are unsure which requirements apply to your organization, contact OSHA or your State Plan for guidance. |
| What if my organization is not covered by federal OSHA or I know my state has an OSHA State Plan? |
| Many states operate their own occupational safety and health programs for private sector and/or state and local government workers. Reporting requirements may vary by state, although all states must have or be in the process of developing requirements that are at least as effective as OSHA’s. Refer to your State Plan Reporting Requirements for clarification. |
| How is an injury or fatality reported? |
| There are three ways you can report a fatality or an injury that was described above. |
- Call the local OSHA office. Note: If the local area OSHA office is closed, then do not wait for the office to open, use another method of reporting.
- Call the OSHA 24-hour hotline at 1-800-321-6742.
- Report online.
|
| What information needs to be reported? |
| Be prepared to provide the establishment name, location and time of the incident, type of reportable event, number and names of employees affected, a brief description of the incident, and a contact name and phone number. |
| When reporting the incident online you will be required to provide additional details about the incident so be prepared to get that information quickly so you can provide it to OSHA. |
| What if it was a vehicle accident? |
| If there was a motor vehicle accident that occurred in a construction work zone, you must report if the accident resulted in a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. However, if the motor vehicle accident occurred on a public street or highway or the employee was on commercial or public transportation (like an airplane, train, subway, or bus), you do not have to report. Note: if your company is required to maintain OSHA injury and illness records, the incident will still have to be recorded in those logs. |
| What if the employee was treated at an emergency room or urgent care clinic? |
| Treatment at an emergency room or urgent care clinic alone is not reportable under the hospitalization requirement. The employee must be formally admitted to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment. |
| Does cutting the tip of a finger off count as amputation? |
| Yes, fingertip amputations with or without bone loss do count as an amputation. An amputation is the traumatic loss of all or part of a limb or other external body part. |
| Who should do the reporting if the employee is a temporary worker? |
| The employer that provides day-to-day supervision of the worker must report to OSHA. |
| What if the employee had a heart attack? |
| If an employee experiences a work-related heart attack that results in fatality or in-patient hospitalization, the event must be reported to OSHA. The local OSHA Area Office will determine whether to investigate based on the circumstances. |
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