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29 CFR 1904.4 Recording criteria.

29 CFR Part 1904: Recording And Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (29 CFR Part 1904)

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(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) Is work-related; and

(2) Is a new case; and

(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.

(b) Implementation—(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.

(i) Determination of work-relatedness. See § 1904.5.

(ii) Determination of a new case. See § 1904.6.

(iii) General recording criteria. See § 1904.7.

(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.

(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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ID: provision:us:29-cfr-1904:1904.4
sha256: 11b88c337023344294354b062c90de6f2269a7dae4f63969125e0c85550b3723
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-1904 · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25 · Read 2026-09-29
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