Employers subject to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) reporting requirements have until March 2, 2020 to electronically file their 2019 Form 300A injury and illness summaries.
Reporting is required for any applicable "establishment" with 250 or more workers in certain industry classifications. Reporting is also required for any establishment with 20 or more workers in certain OSHA-designated industries, including hospitality and healthcare. For the list of partially exempt industries, please click here.
Form 300A, "A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses," summarizes an establishment's work-related illnesses and injuries for the previous year and aggregates the number of OSHA-qualifying cases, days away from work and injury, and illness types for a single establishment. Qualifying establishments must electronically file their Form 300As annually through OSHA's Injury Tracking Application, or the state-equivalent for employers in State Plan states - even if no work-related injuries or illnesses occurred during the year.
However, even if your establishment is partially exempt, all employers must report to OSHA any workplace incident that results in an employee's fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye.
Qualifying Establishments that fail to follow OSHA reporting obligations open themselves to citation and being selected for OSHA inspection.
Don't get caught: OSHA reports that fewer than half of the establishments expected to file reports for 2018 complied with their reporting obligations.
Have questions about the applicability of OSHA reporting requirements to your business? Don't worry - we are here to help!
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