Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting - Alaska

Alaska has incorporated the recordkeeping rule in 29 CFR Part 1904 by reference, with minor revisions.

Reporting injuries within eight hours

The state statute requires reporting a work-related fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. The employer must report orally by telephone or in person, “immediately” (no later than 8 hours) to the nearest office of the Division of Labor Standards and Safety or by telephone to the federal toll-free number. This does not apply if an employer first receives information of a fatality or in-patient hospitalization more than 30 days after the accident.

The number is 1-800-770-4940. After hours, leave detailed message or call the federal 24-hour hotline at 1-800-321-6742.

In the event of an accident that is fatal to one or more employees or that results in an in-patient hospitalization of two or more employees, do not move or alter the equipment, material, or product related to the injury or fatality until clearance is given by the department, except when this would interfere for an unreasonable length of time with work or create additional hazards. If equipment, material, or products must be moved or altered before department clearance, the employer must submit a detailed investigative report of the accident to the division.

Annual summary

If an establishment is closed at the end of a calendar year because it operates on a seasonal schedule, the annual summary must be posted in a conspicuous place beginning no later than 15 days after the establishment opens for the next season, and remain posted for:

• 90 consecutive calendar days; or
• if the establishment will be open for less than 90 consecutive days in that season, the entire length of time that the establishment is open in that season.

Regulation links

Click on the following links to view the state and federal regulations regarding injury and illness reporting:

Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting

Citations

Alaska Statute Sec. 18.60.058. Reporting of injuries and illnesses.

Alaska Administrative Code, Title 8, Part 4, Chapter 61, §1015. Additional standards for recording and reporting occupational injury and illness: annual summary.

Federal: 29 CFR 1904