Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting
Citations
Virginia Administrative Code Title 16, Agency 25, Chapter 85, Section 1904
Virginia: 16 VAC 25-85-1904. Federal Identical Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Federal: 29 CFR 1904
Reporting work-related fatalities and hospitalizations
Virginia Code § 40.1-51.1.D requires all employers, regardless of how many individuals they employ, to report any work related incident resulting in a fatality within 8 hours to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI). Reports of a severe injury (in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) must be made within 24 hours of the employer learning of the incident.
How to Report - All reports are required to be made by using the link below, via telephone to the numbers listed below or in person at a DOLI office. Under no circumstances are fatality or catastrophe reports to be made by e-mail.
OSHA.gov link: osha.gov/report.html
During normal business hours (8:15 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.) an incident should be reported to the closest regional or field office at the following numbers:
Central Region Office: 804/371-3104
Northern Virginia Region Office: 703/392-0900
Tidewater Region Office: 757/455-0891
Southwest Region Office: 540/562-3580
Abingdon Field Office: 276/676-5465
Lynchburg Field Office: 434/385-0806
Verona Field Office: 540/248-9280
Before or after normal business hours or on weekends and holidays, incidents can be reported by calling the appropriate pager number for the nearest office:
Central Region Office: 804/229-4666
Northern Virginia Region Office: 571-264-4089
Tidewater Region Office: 757-837-2017
Southwest Region Office: 540/983-5362
Abingdon Field Office: 540/983-5362
Lynchburg Field Office: 540/983-5362
Verona Field Office: 571-264-4089