1. (a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must, in accordance with the requirements of this part, make and maintain an accurate record of each and every fatality, injury, and illness that:

   1. (1) Is work-related; and
   2. (2) Is a new case; and
   3. (3) Meets one or more of the general recording criteria of § 1904.7 or the application to specific cases of §§ 1904.8 through 1904.12.

2. (b) Implementation - (1) What sections of this rule describe recording criteria for recording work-related injuries and illnesses? The table below indicates which sections of the rule address each topic.

   1. (i) Determination of work-relatedness. See § 1904.5.
   2. (ii) Determination of a new case. See § 1904.6.
   3. (iii) General recording criteria. See § 1904.7.
   4. (iv) Additional criteria. (Needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases). See §§ 1904.8 through 1904.12.

   5. (2) How do I decide whether a particular injury or illness is recordable? The decision tree for recording work-related injuries and illnesses below shows the steps involved in making this determination.

      

Note to § 1904.4(a): This obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each and every recordable fatality, injury, and illness continues throughout the entire record retention period described in § 1904.33.

[66 FR 6122, Jan. 19, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 91809, Dec. 19, 2016]