[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.70]

[Page 188]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR--(CONTINUED)
 
PART 1960--BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart I--Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
 
Sec. 1960.70  Reporting of serious accidents.

    (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 Federal Agency 
head or his/her designee 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 Federal Agency Head or designee 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 Federal Agency Head or designee 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.
    (e) Agencies shall provide the Office of Federal Agency Programs 
with a summary report of each fatal and catastrophic accident 
investigation. The summaries shall address the date/time of accident, 
agency/establishment name and location, and consequences, description of 
operation and the accident, causal factors, applicable standards and 
their effectiveness, and agency corrective/preventive actions.

[60 FR 18994, Apr. 14, 1995]