1. (a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each 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 71-307 or the application to specific cases of 71-308 through 71-312.

2. (b) Implementation.

   1. (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 71-305.

      2. (ii) Determination of a new case. See 71-306.

         (iii) General recording criteria. See 71-307.

      3. (iv) Additional criteria. (Needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases). See 71-308 through 71-312.

   2. (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.

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      (Cross Reference 1904.4)

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.