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['Specialized Industries', 'Injury and Illness Recordkeeping']
['Healthcare', 'OSHA Recordkeeping', 'Injury and Illness Recordkeeping']
06/27/2025
Injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting state comparison
RegSenseOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), DOLInjury and Illness RecordkeepingEnglishHealthcareSafety & HealthInjury and Illness RecordkeepingConstruction SafetyGeneral Industry SafetyAgriculture SafetyMaritime SafetyOSHA RecordkeepingBest ResultsSpecialized IndustriesState Comparison TableFocus AreaUSA
Each state manages injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting differently. Use the chart below to determine if additional requirements apply to your operations.
Federal regulatory citation
- 29 CFR 1904 — Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses
State comparison
| State | Adherence to federal regulations | State regulatory citation | State-specific requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Alaska | Incorporated by reference with modification | AS 18.60.058 and 8 AAC 61.1015 | Additional requirements. View state |
| Arizona | Incorporated by reference | R20-5-629 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Arkansas | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| California | Operates an OSHA-approved State Plan above and beyond federal regulation | 8 CCR 5193 and 8 CCR 342 | Extensive. View state |
| Colorado | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Connecticut | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Delaware | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| District of Columbia | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Florida | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Georgia | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Hawaii | Incorporated by reference 7/1/2017 CFR with modifications and additions | HAR 12-52.1 | Modifications and additions. Federal rule(s) after 7/1/2017 not yet in effect in Hawaii. View state |
| Idaho | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Illinois | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Indiana | Incorporated by reference | 610 IAC 9-2-8 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Iowa | Incorporated by reference | IAC 88.5 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Kansas | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Kentucky | Incorporated by reference with modification | 803 KAR 2:181 | Additional requirements. View state |
| Louisiana | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Maine | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Maryland | Incorporated by reference | 09.12.21.02 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Massachusetts | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Michigan | Incorporated by reference | R408.22101 through R408.22162 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Minnesota | Incorporated by reference with modification | MAR 5205.0010 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Mississippi | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Missouri | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Montana | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Nebraska | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Nevada | Incorporated by reference | NAC Chapter 618 | None. View federal |
| New Hampshire | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| New Jersey | Incorporated by reference for public sector employees. Follows federal for private sector employees | 12 NJAC 100 | None. View federal |
| New Mexico | Incorporated by reference | 11 NMAC 5.1.16 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| New York | Incorporated by reference for public sector employees. Follows federal for private sector employees | 12 NYCRR 800 to 830 | None. View federal |
| North Carolina | Incorporated by reference | 13 N.C.A.C 07A.0301 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| North Dakota | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Ohio | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Oklahoma | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Oregon | Incorporated by reference with modification | OAR 437-001-0700 | Extensive. View state |
| Pennsylvania | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Rhode Island | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| South Carolina | Incorporated by reference | 71-300 to 71-346 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| South Dakota | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Tennessee | Incorporated by reference with modification | Chapter 0800-01-03 | Minor differences. View state |
| Texas | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Utah | Incorporated by reference with modification | R614-1-4 and R614-1-7 | Additional requirements. View state |
| Vermont | Incorporated by reference | 24 050 016 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Virginia | Adopted federal regulations | 16 VAC 25-85-1904 | Reporting location differences. View state |
| Washington | Operates an OSHA-approved State Plan above and beyond federal regulation | WAC 296-27 and WAC 296-800 | Exemption and reporting differences. View state |
| West Virginia | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Wisconsin | Follows federal | None | None. View federal |
| Wyoming | Incorporated by reference | 053.0028.1 | Reporting location differences. View state |
['Specialized Industries', 'Injury and Illness Recordkeeping']
['Healthcare', 'OSHA Recordkeeping', 'Injury and Illness Recordkeeping']
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