Employers need to be prepared to post required workplace injury and illness information by February 1, 2025.
Pursuant to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, unless an industry-specific exemption applies, employers with 10 or more employees must keep a Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (i.e., OSHA Form 300) and must complete an Injury and Illness Incident Report (i.e., OSHA Form 301) for each recordable injury or illness.
OSHA defines a recordable injury or illness as follows:
- 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
At the end of each calendar year, employers must review their OSHA 300 Log and verify that entities are complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies identified
Each year, employers must also complete a Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (i.e., OSHA Form 300-A). Employers must then certify and post that summary in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted from February 1 until April 30. With only weeks until the posting deadline, employers are encouraged to begin gathering and verifying their 2024 information now.
Employers with establishments that meet certain size and industry criteria are also required to electronically submit 2024 injury and illness data from their OSHA Forms 300-A, 300 and 301 once per year to OSHA’s electronic Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2.
For more information regarding OSHA compliance, please contact Gregory P. Ripple at gripple@vedderprice.com, Peyton Demith at pdemith@vedderprice.com or any other Vedder Price attorney with whom you have worked.