{"id":7116,"date":"2021-11-04T15:16:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/env-8605394.mightybox.site\/?post_type=news&p=7116"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:30:43","slug":"reporting-covid-19-fatalities-and-in-patient-hospitalizations-to-osha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/reporting-covid-19-fatalities-and-in-patient-hospitalizations-to-osha\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting COVID-19 Fatalities and In-Patient Hospitalizations to OSHA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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OSHA\u2019s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requires employers to report all work-related COVID-19 fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations to OSHA. This document explains the reporting requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ETS requires employers to report each work-related COVID-19 fatality or in-patient hospitalization of any employee, regardless of the amount of time between the exposure to COVID-19 in the work environment and the death or in-patient hospitalization. Employers must report each employee COVID-19 fatality to OSHA within 8 hours of learning about the fatality. Employers must also report each employee COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours of learning about the in-patient hospitalization. These requirements are similar to the OSHA requirements for reporting fatalities and hospitalizations under 29 CFR 1904.39<\/a>. The only difference is that under the ETS, employers are required to report a COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization or fatality that occurs at any time after a work-related incident (i.e., exposure). Under 1904.39, employers are only required to report fatalities that occur within 30 days of the work related incident and in-patient hospitalizations that occur within 24 hours of the work-related incident (see 1904.39(b)(6)<\/a>). Those limits do not apply to the ETS\u2019s reporting requirements. The ETS\u2019s reporting requirements apply to all employers covered by the COVID-19 ETS. Where an employer is required to report a fatality or in-patient hospitalization under both 1904.39 and the ETS, a single report will fulfill both requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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[display_mode mode=”member-only”]Employers can report COVID-19 fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations by:<\/h3>\n