29 CFR 1904.39
For 29 CFR 1904.39, governing statute is OSH Act; triggering event is work-related fatality; notification deadline is 8 hours; notification recipient is OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov; required method is telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Regulation
- 29 CFR 1904.39
- Governing statute
- OSH Act our reading
- Triggering event
- work-related fatality
- Notification deadline
- 8 hours verified
- Notification recipient
- OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov
- Required method
- telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov
- Follow-up requirement
- none
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Employers are required to report each fatality within 8 hours of the death, for all fatalities occurring within 30 days of the incident.
— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-12
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Triggering event
osha.gov says triggering event is work-related fatality, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each fatality within 8 hours of the death, for all fatalities occurring within 30 days of the incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says triggering event is work-related in-patient hospitalization, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the hospitalization, for all hospitalizations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says triggering event is work-related amputation, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each amputation within 24 hours of the amputation, for all amputations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says triggering event is work-related loss of an eye, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each loss of an eye within 24 hours of the loss of an eye, for all losses of an eye occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
Notification deadline
osha.gov says notification deadline is 8 hours, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each fatality within 8 hours of the death, for all fatalities occurring within 30 days of the incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says notification deadline is 24 hours, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the hospitalization, for all hospitalizations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says notification deadline is 24 hours, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each amputation within 24 hours of the amputation, for all amputations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table
osha.gov says notification deadline is 24 hours, as of 2026-08-12.
Employers are required to report each loss of an eye within 24 hours of the loss of an eye, for all losses of an eye occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
Source
- osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table