Did Your Company Miss the March 2 OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Deadline? Here’s Your 6-Step Recovery Plan
If your company was supposed to submit injury and illness data to OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2 but didn’t, you’re not alone. We’re getting reports on an almost-daily basis from employers who are just now realizing that they missed this key deadline. The good news is that you can set things straight and fix the situation, but you need to act quickly. Here’s a practical breakdown of your exposure and your best six-step path forward. What’s Required and Who’s Covered Federal OSHA regulations require certain employers to electronically submit workplace injury and illness data each year through the ITA portal. The most recent March 2 deadline applied to three groups: Establishments with 20–249 employees in designated higher-hazard industries Establishments with 250 or more employees that are subject to OSHA’s recordkeeping rules generally Establishments with 100 or more employees in specific high-hazard industries (per OSHA’s Appendi...