Site Emergency and OSHA Reporting
Site Emergency and OSHA Reporting
The numbers to call and the deadlines that start running the moment something goes badly wrong on site. Print it, laminate it, put it in the truck.
Right now
| Life-threatening injury | Call 911 |
| Then | Make the area safe, but do not disturb the scene beyond that |
| Then | Tell the employer or GC the same day, and get it written down |
OSHA reporting deadlines
| Work-related fatality | Report within 8 hours |
| In-patient hospitalization | Report within 24 hours |
| Amputation | Report within 24 hours |
| Loss of an eye | Report within 24 hours |
| How to report | 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), the nearest OSHA area office, or osha.gov |
If someone is struggling
| Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | Call or text 988 |
| Crisis Text Line | Text HOME to 741741 |
| SAMHSA National Helpline | 1-800-662-HELP |
| Immediate danger to life | 911 |
Being told to do something unsafe
| First | Raise it with the employer, in writing |
| If nothing changes | File with OSHA at osha.gov or 1-800-321-OSHA, and ask them to keep your name off it |
| Retaliation | Illegal under Section 11(c) of the OSH Act |
| Flat refusal | Legally protected only in narrow cases. Read the guide before you walk off |
The fatality rule applies if death occurs within 30 days of the incident. The hospitalization rule applies if it happens within 24 hours of the incident, and being kept only for observation or diagnostic tests does not count.
Sources: osha.gov · 988lifeline.org · samhsa.gov
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