An occupational injury is the result of a specific on-the-job accident. The date and cause of such an accident can be determined with precision. An occupational disease is a condition that occurs over time. It can cause chronic symptoms and ailments that prevent you from doing your job.

Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours of finding out about it. For any in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss employers must report the incident within 24 hours of learning about it. Only fatalities occurring within 30 days of the work-related incident must be reported to OSHA.

Employers must report any worker fatality within 8 hours and any amputation, loss of an eye, or hospitalization of a worker within 24 hours. Learn details and how to report online or by phone.

Cal/OSHA regulations require that employers must report any Serious Injury/Illness or Fatality to the nearest Cal /OSHA District Office. practically possible but not longer than 8 hours after the employer knows or with diligent inquiry would have known of the serious injury or illness.

The main OSHA injury and illness forms that are required to be filed are: 300: Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses This is a log of each workplace illness, accident, or injury, and must be kept current. All incidents must be recorded within 6 working days of being reported.

For OSHA recordkeeping purposes, an occupational illness is defined as any abnormal condition or disorder resulting from a non-instantaneous event or exposure in the work environment. Conversely, occupational injuries result from instantaneous events or exposures.

All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours.

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