Smith Anderson (North Carolina): Recording and Reporting COVID-19 Cases – Updates to OSHA Guidance

FIRST PUBLISHED ON 04.17.2020 – As most employers know, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to keep records of all work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses that meet certain recording criteria. Generally speaking, an injury or illness is recordable if it results in death, time away from work, work restrictions or transfers, loss of consciousness, or if it requires medical treatment beyond first aid or involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional. MORE.