Be Part of the Ultimate Safety & Compliance Community
Trending news, knowledge-building content, and more – all personalized to you!
Tennessee has adopted regulations that are nearly identical to the federal OSHA recordkeeping and reporting regulations.
Click on the following links to view the state and federal regulations regarding injury and illness reporting:
Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting
Citations
Rules of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Chapter 0800-1-3
Federal: 29 CFR 1904
Reporting work-related fatalities and hospitalizations (29 CFR 1904.39)
Tennessee employers are required by law to report all workplace fatalities within EIGHT hours of occurrence to Tennessee OSHA by:
Only fatalities occurring within 30 days of the work-related incident must be reported to Tennessee OSHA.
In-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported to Tennessee OSHA if the loss or admission to the hospital occurs within 24 hours of the work-related incident to Tennessee OSHA by:
For more information on the state plan, call 800-249-8510.