Reporting fatalities and severe injuries
CHST written lesson, 9 min read. CHST Domain 2: Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response
AI-drafted from the cited rules and fact-checked against them. Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
What you'll learn
- State the deadlines for reporting a fatality versus a severe injury
- Choose the approved methods for reporting to OSHA, including when the Area Office is closed
- Apply the 30-day and 24-hour windows to delayed outcomes
- Identify the information OSHA requires in a report
- Distinguish reportable events from events that are only recorded
What this lesson covers
This lesson covers the two OSHA reporting clocks for work-related deaths and severe injuries, the approved ways to report, what to tell OSHA, and the exceptions and definitions that decide borderline cases. These are among the most testable notification rules and the ones a safety manager must get right in the first hours after a serious event.
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