OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Fact Sheet

An updated and expanded list of severe injuries that all employers must report according to OSHA 2015 new rule.

Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule: Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries

OSHA’s updated recordkeeping rule expands the list of severe injuries that all employers must report to OSHA. Establishments located in states under Federal OSHA jurisdiction must begin to comply with the new requirements on January 1, 2015. Establishments located in states that operate their own safety and health programs should check with their state plan for the implementation date of the new requirements.

What am I required to report under thenew rule?

Previously, employers had to report the following to OSHA:

• All work-related fatalities
• Work-related hospitalizations of three or more employees

Starting in 2015, employers will have to report the following to OSHA:

• All work-related fatalities
• All work-related inpatient hospitalizations of one or more employees
• All work-related amputations
• All work-related losses of an eye

Who is covered under the new rule?…