Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting - Illinois

Illinois follows the federal OSHA safety and health program requirements for this topic. Click the link below to view the federal requirements.

Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting

Citations

Federal: 29 CFR 1904

Reporting work-related fatalities and hospitalizations

PUBLIC Sector Employees

A public sector employee works for a state, county, municipality, school district or any other Illinois local government. As of October 19, 2015, all public sector employers under Illinois OSHA’s jurisdiction must report:

• All work-related fatalities within 8 hours
• All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.

Public sector employers can report to Illinois OSHA by:

• Calling Illinois OSHA’s free and confidential number at (800)-782-7860.
• Calling (217)-782-7860 during normal business hours.

The reporter must give the following information for each fatality or hospitalization incident:

1. The establishment name;
2. The location of the incident;
3. The time of the incident;
4. The number of fatalities or hospitalized employees;
5. The names of any injured employees;
6. The reporter's contact person and his or her phone number; and
7. A brief description of the incident.

See Title 56, 350.410.

For more information on the state plan, call 800-782-7860.

PRIVATE Sector Employees

A private sector employee works for a non-government employer. These can include both individual business owners and other forms of company organization such as corporations or limited partnerships. As of January 1, 2015, all private sector employers under Federal OHSA’s jurisdiction must report:

• All work-related fatalities within 8 hours
• All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.

You can report to Federal OSHA by:

• Calling Federal OSHA's free and confidential number at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742).
• Calling your closest area office during normal business hours.
• Using the new online form that will soon be available.