How to Report a Death to OSHA
As an employer, you or a representative of your firm must inform the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor of any employee deaths that result from work-related incidents. This includes deaths resulting from heart attacks or any death that occurs within 30 days as a result of a work-related incident. You do not need to report employee deaths that occur on public or commercial transportation or on public roads or highways that are not part of your designated work zone.
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Gather all required information. You must give OSHA detailed information about the time, place and circumstances of the death. Have the following information on-hand before you contact OSHA: the name of your company, the time and location of the death, the name of the deceased, the name and phone number of your contact person and a description of the incident that resulted in the death.
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Call or go to your nearest OSHA office. You must report deaths orally to OSHA . Emails, faxes or letters are not acceptable. You must do this at your nearest OSHA office (see Resources) within eight hours of the death. If you learn about the death more than eight hours after it occurred, you must contact the office within eight hours of learning of the death. If the office nearest you is closed, do not leave a message about the death on voice mail; instead, call the OSHA central office at 1-800-321-6742.
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Give details of the death to the OSHA representative who takes your call or meets with you at the office. Give the representative all your information about the time, location and circumstances of the death. After you have given the information, the representative will inform you of any further steps you need to take about the investigation of the incident.
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