1. a) Basic Requirements

   1. 1) All public sector employers must report:

      1. A) All work-related fatalities within 8 hours; and
      2. B) All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations, and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.
   2. 2) Employers must orally report by calling Illinois OSHA's 24/7 confidential number at (217)-782-7860.

2. b) Implementation

   1. 1) The reporter must give the following information for each fatality, hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye incident:
   2. A) The establishment name;
   3. B) The location of the incident;
   4. C) The time of the incident;
   5. D) The number of fatalities or hospitalized employees;
   6. E) The names of any injured employees;

   7. F) The reporter's contact person and his or her phone number; and

      1. G) A brief description of the incident.
   8. 2) Every fatality or hospitalization incident resulting from a motor vehicle accident must be reported.
   9. 3) Fatalities caused by a heart attack at work must be reported. The Division Manager or designee will decide whether to investigate the incident, depending on the circumstances of the heart attack.
   10. 4) If the employer does not learn of a reportable incident at the time it occurs and the incident would otherwise be reportable under this Section, the employer shall make the report within 8 hours after the incident is reported to the employer or any agent or employee of the employer.

(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 3518, effective February 15, 2022)