Which statement describes when a 24-hour OSHA report is required after a construction accident?

• A. Immediate fatality
• B. Inpatient hospitalization, amputation or eye loss
• C. Minor injury
• D. Property damage

Answer: (B)

A 24-hour OSHA report is triggered by certain severe injuries, not by every accident. The rule specifies that you must report within 24 hours when the incident results in an inpatient hospitalization, an amputation, or the loss of an eye. Fatalities have their own, tighter window—within eight hours—so they’re not described by the 24-hour rule. Minor injuries and property damage don’t meet the 24-hour reporting threshold. So the statement describing the need to report within 24 hours for an inpatient hospitalization, an amputation, or eye loss is the correct descriptor.