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FAQ

Who should report a fatality or in-patient hospitalization of a temporary worker?

When a work-related heart attack occurs in the workplace and the employee dies one or more days later, how should the case be reported to OSHA?

If my employee spent the night at the hospital, do I have to report an in-patient hospitalization?

If an injured worker is formally admitted to the Emergency Room of a hospital, is this a reportable event?

How do you differentiate between an amputation without bone and avulsions?

How does the employer differentiate between an amputation with or without loss of bone?

How do I report the fatality or in-patient hospitalization of an employee with a confirmed, work-related case of COVID-19?

Do I have to report the fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye if it resulted from a motor vehicle accident on a public street or highway?

An employee has died of a work-related, confirmed case of COVID-19. Do I need to report this fatality to OSHA?

What is the difference between “recordable” and “reportable” for purposes of OSHA recordkeeping?

How does OSHA define “amputation”?

How do we know if an incident is an amputation (reportable) or an avulsion (non-reportable)?

If an employee dies during surgery for a work-related injury/illness, is the case recordable? What if the surgery is weeks or months after the injury/illness?

What is the correct way to report fainting or loss of consciousness? An employee fainted in her office and was taken away in the ambulance.

What is meant by the “loss of an eye”?

What is meant by the loss of an eye?