An employee has been hospitalized with a work-related, confirmed case of COVID-19. Do I need to report this in-patient hospitalization to OSHA?
If an employee is hospitalized with a work-related, confirmed case of COVID-19 and the hospitalization occurred within 24 hours of confirmation of the COVID-19 case, then the in-patient hospitalization must be reported. Specifically, report the hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours of the time of the hospitalization or 24 hours of the time that the case of COVID-19 has been confirmed, whichever is later. Said another way, the hospitalization must be reported within 24 hours of knowing both that the employee has been hospitalized and that the reason for hospitalization was COVID-19. In addition, if required to keep records under 29 CFR Part 1904, all such in-patient hospitalizations must be recorded on OSHA injury and illness records regardless of the number of days between case confirmation and hospitalization.