Mandatory OSHA Injury & Illness Reporting

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Many employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. Some health care and home care companies must electronically submit injury and illness reports to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) annually through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA).  The deadline for submission of the 2024 data is March 2, 2025.

It is important to note OSHA has requirements for both recording and reporting work-related injuries and illnesses. A recordable injury or illness includes:

• Any work-related fatality.
• Any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job.
• Any work-related injury or illness requiring medical treatment beyond first aid.
• Any work-related diagnosed case of cancer, chronic irreversible diseases, fractured or cracked bones or teeth, and punctured eardrums.
• There are also special recording criteria for work-related cases involving: needlesticks and sharps injuries; medical removal; hearing loss; and tuberculosis.

To determine if your organization must submit a report, please review the ITA submission requirement flowchart [found on page 3 of the linked Injury Tracking Application (ITA) User Guide] Note that there may be different and/or additional state-specific reporting differences.

All employers, including those partially exempted by reason of company size or industry classification, must report to OSHA any workplace incident that results in a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye (see § 1904.39). 

Additional information about OSHA’s recordkeeping and reporting requirements can be found here.