OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Guidance for Employers, Part III: Reporting Fatalities, In-Patient Hospitalizations, Amputations, and the Loss of an Eye
This three-part series on OSHA recordkeeping and reporting provides tips for employers on maintaining compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Part I covered the foundational aspects of determining recordability, including the use of OSHA Forms 300, 301, and 300A, and the criteria for recording work-related injuries and illnesses. Part II offered a step-by-step walkthrough for completing these forms accurately. Part III, our final installment, which follows below, details the reporting responsibilities for severe incidents such as fatalities, in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and the loss of an eye, emphasizing the importance of timely and accurate reporting. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to report any work‑related fatality within eight hours of learning of the death and to report any in‑patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within twenty‑four hours of lea...