{"object_type":"everyday_agent","schema_version":1,"title":"Workplace injury records and reporting (OSHA)","core":{"id":"agent:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records","jurisdiction":"us","domain":"small-business","question":"Do I have to record and report workplace injuries?","what_applies":"Employers with more than 10 employees in non-exempt industries must record work-related injuries and illnesses; every employer must report fatalities and serious injuries.","what_must_i_do":["Record each recordable case on the OSHA 300 log","Report a fatality within 8 hours","Report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours","Post the Form 300A summary and keep records for 5 years"],"if_nothing":"OSHA can issue citations with civil penalties per violation, and missing records weaken the employer's position in inspections.","regulator":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)","deadline":"Record within 7 calendar days; post Form 300A from February 1 to April 30.","sources":[{"provision":"29 CFR 1904.1","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.1"},{"provision":"29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.29"},{"provision":"29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.32"},{"provision":"29 CFR 1904.33","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.33"},{"provision":"29 CFR 1904.39","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.39"}],"read_at":"2026-10-14"},"sha256":"c67caab3f87594eb6d85826e3accd489ea64a05bc7cce2afc470f038ff28ea9c","questions":[{"id":"question:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records#1","question":"What applies?","answer":"Employers with more than 10 employees in non-exempt industries must record work-related injuries and illnesses; every employer must report fatalities and serious injuries."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records#2","question":"What must I do?","answer":"Record each recordable case on the OSHA 300 log. Report a fatality within 8 hours. Report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Post the Form 300A summary and keep records for 5 years."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records#3","question":"What happens if I do nothing?","answer":"OSHA can issue citations with civil penalties per violation, and missing records weaken the employer's position in inspections."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records#4","question":"Who regulates this?","answer":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records#5","question":"What is the deadline?","answer":"Record within 7 calendar days; post Form 300A from February 1 to April 30."}],"answered_of_five":5,"gap_notes":[{"field":"if_nothing","note":"OSHA penalty maximums are adjusted for inflation every year; the current amounts are published by OSHA.","url":"https://www.osha.gov/penalties"}],"case_law":{"status":"in_register","cases":[{"id":"us:ca5-25-60108-2026-07-21","ref":"25-60108","name":"Exxon Mobil Corp v. 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