The purpose of this rule (Subarticle 3) is to require employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.

Note to 71-300: Recording or reporting a work-related injury, illness, or fatality does not mean that the employer or employee was at fault, that an OSHA rule has been violated, or that the employee is eligible for workers’ compensation or other benefits.

(Cross Reference: 1904.0)

Subpart B

Scope

NOTE

Note to Subpart B: All employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) are covered by these Subarticle 3 regulations. However, most employers do not have to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) informs them in writing that they must keep records. For example, employers with 10 or fewer employees and business establishments in certain industry classifications are partially exempt from keeping OSHA injury and illness records.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 26, Issue No. 6, Part 2, eff June 28, 2002; SCSR 42-5 Doc. No. 4802, eff May 25, 2018; SCSR 44-6 Doc. No. 4893, eff June 26, 2020.