OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Update

New Requirements for January 1, 2015

What am I required to report currently?•All work-related fatalities•Work-related hospitalizations of three or

more employees

Required Reporting Starting January 1, 2015•All work-related fatalities•All work-related inpatient hospitalizations

of one or more employees•All work-related amputations•All work-related losses of an eye

How soon must I report?

•Work-related fatalities-employers must report to OSHA within 8 hours of finding out about them▫These only have to be reported if they are

within 30 days of a work-related incident•Inpatient Hospitalizations, Amputation, or

Eye Loss- employers must report within 24 hours of learning about it

Inpatient Hospitalization Defined•“A formal admission to the inpatient

service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment”

•Not required to report if inpatient hospitalization was for diagnostic testing or observation only

•If a heart attack occurs leading to an inpatient hospitalization, the employer is only required if it resulted from a work-related incident

Amputation Defined

•“Traumatic loss of limb or other external body part”▫This includes a part that has been severed,

cut off, amputated (either completely or partially)

▫Fingertip amputations with or without bone loss

▫Medical amputations resulting from irreparable damage

▫Amputations of body parts that have since been reattached

How do I report?

•By telephone to the nearest OSHA Area Office during normal business hours

•By telephone to the 24-hour OSHA hotline▫1-800-321-OSHA (6742)

•OSHA is currently developing an online means of reporting▫This is not currently up in operation yet

What must be included in my report?

•Establishment name•Location of the work-related incident•Time of the work-related incident•Type of reportable event•Number of employees affected by event•Names of the employees affected by event•Contact person and his or her phone

number•Brief description of the work-related

incident

What is NOT required to report?•Motor vehicle accident on public street or

highway▫Employers ARE required to report if it

happened during a construction work zone•Occurred on a commercial or public

transportation system•Occurred more than 30 days after the

work-related incident for fatalities, after 24 hours for inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of any eye

Heart Attacks, report or not?

•Employers are required to report a heart attack if it was due to work-related incident▫Such as brought on by strenuous activity

•Must report if heart attack led to a fatality•High heat is a gray area

Want more information?

•Check out www.osha.gov/recordkeeping2014

•Contact your local area office

Questions?