What type of incidents must employers report to OSHA?

Employers are required to report specific incidents to OSHA, particularly fatalities and significant injuries. This includes any work-related incident that results in a fatality, as well as severe injuries that require hospitalization, amputation, or the loss of an eye. The rationale for this requirement is to ensure that OSHA can monitor workplace safety and health conditions effectively, allowing for the identification of patterns or hazardous conditions that need to be addressed. By focusing on fatalities and significant injuries, OSHA aims to improve safety standards and reduce the likelihood of such incidents occurring in the future.

The other choices include reasons that might seem plausible but lack the comprehensiveness required by OSHA regulations. For example, reporting only serious injuries does not take into consideration the critical need to report fatalities, while the suggestion that any accident must be reported lacks the specificity necessary for actionable safety data.