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. 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
- All work-related fatalities within 8 hours.
- All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.
You can report to OSHA by:
- Calling OSHA’s free and confidential number at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742).
- 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.
