29 CFR § 1904.0 - Purpose.

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title: "29 CFR § 1904.0 - Purpose."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1904.0"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1904"
part_name: "RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 657, 658, 660, 666, 669, 673, Secretary of Labor's Orders No. 3-2000 (65 FR 50017) and 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable, and 5 U.S.C. 553."
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# 1904.0 Purpose.

The purpose of this rule (part 1904) is to require employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.

Recording or reporting a work-related injury, illness, or fatality does not mean that the employer or employee was at fault, that an OSHA rule has been violated, or that the employee is eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits.

[82 FR 20548, May 3, 2017]