As of Jan. 1, 2015, employers must report all work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of eye to OSHA within:

5 Comments

  • Gary - 9 years ago

    Wait, your arm gets cut off and there's a question of admission????

  • Dave - 9 years ago

    Better Safe Than sorry, Never to soon

  • Sharon Gary - 9 years ago

    By the time the patient is seen by doctor(s) and test have been done, it could be at least 8-12 hours before you know if an admission will be done. Not all hospitals work at a fast pace and a lot has to do with injury at hand.

  • Sonia - 9 years ago

    Depending on the location and the incident details, it will not always be feasible to report a hospitalization at once....Sure, once after you find out and that could be after a weekend has passed.

  • Manuel Marquez-Carbajal - 9 years ago

    Should be done at once.

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