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A company has had 10 or fewer employees all year. What OSHA injury duty does it still have?

It must still report deaths and severe injuries, even though it can skip the logs.

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  1. None at all
  2. It must still report deaths and severe injuries ✔
  3. It must post the 300-A summary

Why: Very small employers are partly exempt from keeping injury and illness logs. They still must report a death, in-patient hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics can still tell a small employer in writing to keep records.

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Answer: It must still report deaths and severe injuries. Very small employers are partly exempt from keeping injury and illness logs. They still must report a death, in-patient hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA.

  1. 29 CFR 1904.1 Partial exemption (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.1
    all employers covered by the OSH Act must report to OSHA any work-related incident that results in a fatality
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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