OSHA reporting within 8 hours after a construction accident is required for which circumstance?

• A. Inpatient hospitalization, amputation or eye loss
• B. Immediate fatality or within 30 days of the incident
• C. Minor injuries requiring medical treatment
• D. Property damage only

Answer: (B)

OSHA’s reporting timeframes are about how quickly an incident must be reported, based on its severity. The 8-hour deadline specifically applies when a worker dies on the job; in that case, you must notify OSHA within 8 hours of learning of the fatality. For non-fatal but serious injuries—such as an in-patient hospitalization, an amputation, or loss of an eye—the reporting window is 24 hours. Minor injuries or property-damage-only incidents don’t have the 8-hour reporting requirement. So the circumstance that triggers an 8-hour report is an immediate fatality. The notion of reporting within 30 days isn’t part of OSHA’s timing rules.