Check Severe-Injury Reporting Deadline (29 CFR 1904.39)
osha_check_severe_injury_reportingCheck if a fatality, hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss is OSHA-reportable. Get the 8-hour or 24-hour deadline and see if exclusions apply.
Instructions
Determine whether a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA, and compute the actual reporting deadline (8 hours for a fatality, 24 hours for the others) from when the employer learned of it. Also checks the eligibility window from the incident. Datetimes must be full ISO 8601. Applies the 1904.39(b)(11) amputation definition (a severed ear, avulsion, degloving or chipped tooth is NOT an amputation), the (b)(10) rule that a hospitalization for observation or diagnostics alone is not reportable, and the (b)(3)-(b)(4) exclusions for public-road motor vehicle accidents outside construction work zones and events on commercial or public transport. Every one of those still leaves the case RECORDABLE. Reference and triage only — not legal advice.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| outcome | Yes | The severe outcome, if any. 'none' means no 1904.39 reporting is triggered. | |
| amputation_kind | No | For an amputation only: what kind. 1904.39(b)(11) defines amputation as the traumatic loss of a limb or external body part, and expressly EXCLUDES avulsions, enucleations, deglovings, scalpings, severed ears, and broken or chipped teeth. Fingertip amputations count with or without bone loss, as do medical amputations and parts since reattached. One of: severed_or_cut_off, fingertip_amputation, medical_amputation, reattached_part, avulsion, enucleation, degloving, scalping, severed_ear, broken_or_chipped_tooth, not_applicable. | not_applicable |
| learned_datetime | Yes | ISO 8601 datetime the employer LEARNED of the outcome. Reporting deadlines run from this moment. | |
| outcome_datetime | No | ISO 8601 datetime the outcome occurred (e.g. date of death). Used to check the eligibility window (fatality within 30 days of incident; hospitalization/amputation/eye loss within 24 hours). If omitted, the window cannot be verified. | |
| incident_datetime | Yes | ISO 8601 datetime of the work-related incident, e.g. 2026-07-25T09:40:00-05:00. | |
| reporting_exclusion | No | Whether a 1904.39(b)(3)-(b)(4) reporting exclusion applies. A motor vehicle accident on a public street or highway is excluded UNLESS it happened in a construction work zone; events on commercial or public transport (airplane, train, subway, bus) are excluded. Either way the event is still RECORDABLE. One of: public_road_motor_vehicle_not_in_work_zone, commercial_or_public_transportation, none. | none |
| hospitalization_for_observation_or_diagnostics_only | No | For an in-patient hospitalization only: was the admission for OBSERVATION or DIAGNOSTIC TESTING alone? If so it is not reportable (1904.39(b)(10)) — only admissions for care or treatment are. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | Yes | ||
| value | Yes | ||
| cfr_cite | Yes | ||
| source_url | Yes | ||
| last_verified | Yes |