OSHA’s New Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements

Beginning in January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require certain establishments to comply with additional data reporting requirements. This data will need to be submitted electronically.

What are the new requirements?

Establishments with 100 or more employees in designated high-hazard industries will be required to submit case-specific information electronically about each recordable injury and illness entered on their previous calendar year’s OSHA Form 300 Log and Form 301 Incident Report (29 CFR 1904.41). This will include the date, physical location, and severity of the injury or illness; details about the worker who was injured; and details about how the injury or illness occurred.

The deadline to complete submissions through OSHA’s electronic Injury Tracking Application (ITA) is March 2, 2025.

Who will be subject to these requirements?

Establishments in numerous designated industries that had a peak employment of 100 or more employees during the previous calendar year meet the size criteria for these new reporting requirements. The designated industries are listed in Appendix B to Subpart E of 29 CFR Part 1904.

The requirements apply to establishments covered by federal OSHA regulations, as well as establishments covered by OSHA-approved state workplace safety programs.

OSHA estimates that approximately 50,000 establishments will be required to submit their case-specific injury and illness data. OSHA expects to receive information on approximately 750,000 injury and illness cases annually.

Focusing the requirements on establishments with 100 or more employees in higher-hazard industries means that fewer than one percent of establishments in the country will submit additional data, but the injury and illness data submitted by those establishments will comprise nearly 30% of all reported recordable injuries and illnesses. It will cost affected establishments an average of $136 per year to comply.

What are the expected benefits of this change?

As a result of this new reporting requirement, OSHA will gain increased access to establishment- and case-specific injury and illness data. This data will help OSHA to identify establishments where specific hazards are present and to interact directly with these establishments through enforcement and/or outreach activities. Thus, OSHA will be better able to address and abate hazards and improve worker safety and health.

The data will also allow OSHA to more effectively analyze injury trends related to specific industries, processes, and hazards. The collection and publication of data from Forms 300 and 301 will increase the amount of information available for analysis, as well as its accuracy. This will result in the compilation of more detailed statistics on injuries and illnesses for specific occupations and industries.

For more information, visit OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application page.

To determine whether your establishment(s) is required to report this data, click here.

Walden’s EHS specialists are very knowledgeable about OSHA requirements and can help keep your facility compliant. Contact us at 516-789-2972 to speak with an experienced consultant today.