CSLB Law & Business ExamEmployment RequirementsMedium
An employee suffers a workplace injury that is recordable but does not meet the criteria for the immediate 8-hour Cal/OSHA fatality/serious injury report. Under Cal/OSHA recordkeeping regulations, within how many calendar days must the contractor enter the injury on the OSHA 300 log and complete the related incident report?
- AWithin 7 calendar days
- BBy the end of the calendar quarter
- CWithin 15 calendar days
- DWithin 24 hours
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Within 7 calendar days
Cal/OSHA recordkeeping rules require employers to record a qualifying work-related injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log, and complete the corresponding OSHA 301 incident report (or equivalent), within 7 calendar days of receiving information that a recordable event occurred.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Quarterly recording is far too infrequent for compliance.
- C. 15 days is not the recordkeeping standard.
- D. 24 hours applies to fatalities and certain serious injury/illness telephone reports, not standard recordkeeping entries.
Cal/OSHA Recordkeeping Timeline
Employers must record qualifying workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 log within 7 calendar days of learning about them.
- 7-day deadline applies to standard recordable injuries
- Distinct from the 8-hour serious injury phone report rule
- Applies to employers with more than 10 employees generally
Memory trick: Seven days to log it, eight hours to call it in if serious.