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Results in an Employee Death

Reference Number: MTAS-1979
Reviewed Date: 12/10/2024

If a work-related injury or illness results in an employee’s death, you must record the incident by entering a check mark on the OSHA 300 Log in the space for cases resulting in death. You must also report any work-related fatality to OSHA within eight hours. 29 C.F.R. § 1904.7(b)(2). (See MTAS-1494.)