Employers with 11 or more employees must maintain an OSHA Form 300, "Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses" on the premises and post it annually between Feb. 1 and March1.

Access to the OSHA Form 300 may be requested by employees, former employees and their designated representatives, and OSHA officials.

Employers must make a copy of the summary available to employees who move from worksite to worksite, such as construction workers, and employees who do not report to any fixed establishment on a regular basis.

Employers with ten or fewer employees and employers in certain industry groups are normally exempt from federal OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and posting requirements. As of Jan. 1, 1983, employers in certain statistically safe industry groups were also exempt, such as certain retail trades; finance, insurance, and real estate; and certain service industries.

All employers covered by OSHA
must continue to comply with pertinent safety and health standards and must report verbally within eight hours to the nearest OSHA office all accidents which result in one or more fatalities or in the hospitalization of three or more employees. 

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OSHA Recordkeeping Guidelines 

OSHA 300 Log for Download (.PDF file)

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