[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1904.33]

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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
 
   Subpart D--Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements
 
Sec. 1904.33  Retention and updating.

    (a) Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy 
case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident 
Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year 
that these records cover.
    (b) Implementation. (1) Do I have to update the OSHA 300 Log during 
the five-year storage period? Yes, during the storage period, you must 
update your stored OSHA 300 Logs to include newly discovered recordable 
injuries or illnesses and to show any changes that have occurred in the 
classification of previously recorded injuries and illnesses. If the 
description or outcome of a case changes, you must remove or line out 
the original entry and enter the new information.
    (2) Do I have to update the annual summary? No, you are not required 
to update the annual summary, but you may do so if you wish.
    (3) Do I have to update the OSHA 301 Incident Reports? No, you are 
not required to update the OSHA 301 Incident Reports, but you may do so 
if you wish.

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