Noone wants to have employees hurt on the job.  But if something happens you don’t want to make matters worse by failing to report an accident to OSHA.  In March 2015 OSHA changed reporting rules.   Failure to report an accident in a timely manner could result in a $12,471 fine for a first time violation and a $124,709 fine for a repeat violation.  Here are rules for reporting to OSHA if one of your outdoor advertising employees is hurt on the job.

What to report.

• Fatalities

• Work-related in-patient hospitalizations of an employee.  You don’t have to report first aid or treatment which allows your employee to go home afterwards.

• Work-related amputations

• Work-related loss of an eye.

When to report:

• within 8 hours of discovery for a fatality.

• within 24 hours of discovery for work related in patient hospitalizations, amputations and the loss of an eye.

How To Report:

• By phone to your local OSHA office.  You must talk to a person.  You cannot just leave a message.

• By calling OSHA’s hotline.  You must talk to a person.  You cannot leave a message.

• By reporting online at https://www.osha.gov/pls/ser/serform.html

What To Report:

• Company name.

• Location of accident

• Type of event

• Number and names of affected employees

• Contact person

• Brief description of incident

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