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| • Part Number: | 1904 |
| • Part Title: | Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness |
| • Subpart: | C |
| • Subpart Title: | Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria |
| • Standard Number: | 1904.4 |
| • Title: | Recording criteria. |
| • GPO Source: | e-CFR |
Note to Subpart C: This Subpart describes the work-related injuries and illnesses that an employer must enter into the OSHA records and explains the OSHA forms that employers must use to record work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.
1904.4(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:1904.4(a)(1)
Is work-related; and1904.4(a)(2)
Is a new case; and1904.4(a)(3)
Meets one or more of the general recording criteria of § 1904.7 or the application to specific cases of § 1904.8 through § 1904.12.1904.4(b)
Implementation.1904.4(b)(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.1904.4(b)(1)(i)
Determination of work-relatedness. See § 1904.5.1904.4(b)(1)(ii)
Determination of a new case. See § 1904.6.1904.4(b)(1)(iii)
General recording criteria. See § 1904.7.1904.4(b)(1)(iv)
Additional criteria. (Needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss cases, medical removal cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases). See § 1904.8 through § 1904.12.1904.4(b)(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.
[37 FR 736, Jan. 18, 1972, as amended at 47 FR 145, Jan. 5, 1982; 62 FR 44552, Aug. 22, 1997; 66 FR 6123, Jan. 19, 2001]
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