Your Right to Information About Injuries/Illnesses
OSHA's Recordkeeping rule requires most employers with more than 10 workers to keep a log of injuries and illnesses.
The log, which is also called the OSHA 300, must contain all work-related injuries and illnesses resulting in lost workdays, restricted work or transfer to another job, as well as any incident requiring more than first aid treatment.
- You or your personal/authorized representative have the right to report an injury and review the current log, as well as logs stored for the past 5 years.
- The employer must provide this information by the end of the next workday. The names and other information on the log may not be removed, unless the case is a "privacy concern case."
- You also have the right to view the annually posted summary of the injuries and illnesses (OSHA 300A).
Since you are often closest to potential safety and health hazards, you have a vested interest in reporting problems so that the employer gets them fixed. If the hazard is not getting corrected, you should then contact OSHA.
For more on OSHA recordkeeping download the OSHA 300, 300A and 301 forms and instructions.
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