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title: "OSHA 300 log: What is it? Why do companies have to fill it out?"
description: "The OSHA 300 log is known as the “Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses”. This log is used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to document the extent and severity of each case. Th..."
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date: 2015-02-09
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# OSHA 300 log: What is it? Why do companies have to fill it out?

### The OSHA 300 log is known as the “Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses”.

![Osha 300 Log](https://www.dashrconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/Osha300Log-300x200.jpg)This log is used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to document the extent and severity of each case. The 300 log lists **employee injuries, and** **any contract or temporary employee injuries** that happened during the calendar year. OSHA tracks and captures injury data throughout the United States by various industries.

**Cases must be logged on the OSHA 300 Log if:**

- There is a death
- Days away from work
- Job transfer or restriction
- Loss of consciousness
- Other recordable case

**Three new recordkeeping forms came into use in 2015:**

- OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
- OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (The 300 and 300A forms replace the former OSHA Form 200, Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA Federal Agency Log.)
- OSHA Form 301, Injury and Illness Incident Report (The 301 form replaces the former OSHA Form 101, Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.)

**All employers must report**

1. All work-related fatalities within 8 hours.
2. All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.

**You can report to OSHA by:**

1. Calling OSHA’s free and confidential number at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742).
2. Calling your closest Area Office during normal business hours.

Only fatalities occurring within 30 days of the work-related incident must be reported to OSHA. Further, for an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye, these incidents must be reported to OSHA only if they occur within 24 hours of the work-related incident.

It is important to know that employers are required to fill out the **OSHA 300A** document every year and post it from **February 1 to April 30 every year.**** **

###### Reference: https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/