By James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, and Craig B. Simonsen
Beginning January 1, 2015, OSHA changed its injury reporting rules to require employees to report to OSHA certain severe injuries and employee hospitalization within 24 hours. We have previously blogged about that change in “OSHA Recordkeeping: Civil and Criminal Liabilities in 2015” and “OSHA
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By James L. Curtis, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen
As most employers are aware, OSHA implemented new injury reporting requirements under 29 CFR Section 1904.39 effective at the beginning on this year.
One requirement is that employers must now report to OSHA within 24 hours all work-related amputations and losses of an eye. However the question
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