[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1904.8]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1904--RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1904.8  Reporting of fatality or multiple hospitalization incidents.

    (a) Within 8 hours after the death of any employee from a work-
related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more 
employees as a result of a work-related incident, the employer of any 
employees so affected shall orally report the fatality/multiple 
hospitalization by telephone or in person to the Area Office of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of 
Labor, that is nearest to the site of the incident, or by using the OSHA 
toll-free central telephone number.
    (b) This requirement applies to each such fatality or 
hospitalization of three or more employees which occurs within thirty 
(30) days of an incident.
    (c) Exception: If the employer does not learn of a reportable 
incident at the time it occurs and the incident would otherwise be 
reportable under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the employer 
shall make the report within 8 hours of the time the incident is 
reported to any agent or employee of the employer.
    (d) Each report required by this section shall relate the following 
information: Establishment name, location of incident, time of the 
incident, number of fatalities or hospitalized employees, contact 
person, phone number, and a brief description of the incident.

[59 FR 15600, Apr. 1, 1994]