ABSTRACT
This chapter covers Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) recordkeeping requirements for occupational injuries and illnesses. It discusses reporting requirements of a death or a serious injury or illness of a company employee. The chapter is divided into three parts: first, recordkeeping requirements for injuries and illnesses, second, how to keep OSHA records, including: The Log and Summary of Occupational Injury and Illnesses and The Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and third, reporting a death or serious injury. The Fed/OSHA Act creates a second exemption from its recordkeeping requirements, which applies to employers in low hazard industries. The manufacturing facilities would not be exempt from OSHA recordkeeping; however, the sales offices might fall under an Standard Industry Classification code exemption as a low hazard type of operation. The difference between first aid and medical treatment is often significant, not only for OSHA recordkeeping, but also for workers’ compensation purposes.
