Keeping Records of Workplace Injuries
 
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Recordkeeping and reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses

WAC 296-27 requires many employers to keep records of employee injuries and illnesses that occur at their worksites. Records must be kept on an Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 300 form.

The records provide injury and illness statistical data and describe the type of injury and, usually, its cause.

These records can be used to:

The following types of employers are exempt from OSHA 300 recordkeeping:

These records are not used to:


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