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OSHA's 8-hour and 24-hour severe-injury reports under 29 CFR 1904.39 and the State Plan variants: which events qualify and when each clock starts.
Under 29 CFR 1904.39, the employer reports a work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours, and an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours, with later start points if the employer learns of it late. This pillar covers the triggers, the definitions and the reporting channels.
Rovaryn Digital · · 12 min read
Under 29 CFR 1904.39, an in-patient hospitalization that occurs within 24 hours of a work-related incident is reported to OSHA within 24 hours of the employer learning of it. Here is how the rule treats observation and diagnostic stays and supervised temporary workers.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read
The 8-hour and 24-hour clocks in 1904.39 run from when the employer, or its agent, learns of the qualifying event. That is Day Zero. Here is what the rule says about knowledge, after-hours events and backup coverage.
Rovaryn Digital · · 8 min read
Most injuries are never reported to OSHA directly; they are recorded on the employer's log. This guide sorts the three OSHA clocks by event, starting point and recipient, for the manager new to them.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read
California sites report a serious injury, illness or death to Cal/OSHA within 8 hours under Title 8 §342, using a definition that is not the federal one. Here is the text, where the definition lives, and what to confirm about the reporting channel.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read