Do you have to keep OSHA 300 records and post a 300A summary in February?
It depends on your industry and if you have been asked.
If you are unfamiliar with the OSHA 300 logs, they are a nationwide standard that records workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses, so you can compare injuries in Oregon to any other state. It is also helpful to note that an accepted workers’ compensation claim is probably recordable, but not always since Oregon workers’ compensation law does not always line up with what is considered a recordable claim.
The OSHA 300A is a summary of injuries that is posted where your workforce can see them, without listing the employee names.
Only the OSHA 300A is posted.
Do you need to do 300 record keeping?
This is not a straightforward answer, here is the criteria to determine if you do:
- OSHA has asked you to do record keeping. This could be a survey OSHA has sent where you are randomly chosen to report. Or, there might be a citation or order where you are supposed to report for a period of time.
- If you have more than 10 employees at any point in the calendar year, you must do record keeping.
- If you have less than 10 employees and are not on the record keeping exclusion list, you must do record keeping. The list of excluded industries is located here – https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/div1/437-001-0700.pdf
Since Cardinal does not know if you are in the first category, we keep OSHA 300 logs for all employers where we helped you manage claims. Those are accessible in PrismHR as noted in this article. Please note that if you did not have any claims, the 300 report lists no injuries, but the 300A will list the numbers of employees and work hours, as needed.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Risk Team at riskmanagement@cardinal-services.com.