Workplace Injuries
Forms
Cal/OSHA Form 300
(AIP2010)
Cal/OSHA Form 301
(AIP2020)
Cal/OSHA Form 300A
(AIP2030)
Instructions
Workplace Injuries that Must be Documented
Cal/OSHA requires employers to document all work-related injuries and illnesses involving an employee’s (1) death; (2) medical treatment beyond first aid; (3) absence from work exceeding one day; (4) adoption of work restrictions or transfer to another job; (5) loss of consciousness; or (6) significant injury or illness diagnosed by a licensed healthcare professional.
Required Documentation
If one of these workplace injuries occurs, employers must prepare a detailed report of the injury or illness using Cal/OSHA Form 301. Employers must also record each workplace injury in the facility’s Cal/OSHA Form 300 log, which the employer must review and certify annually. In addition, employers must use Cal/OSHA Form 300A to prepare and post an annual summary of workplace injuries. Employers must post the annual summary before February 1 and keep it posted where employees can see it until April 30. The facility must maintain all of these records for at least five years.
Recording a workplace injury, illness, or fatality does not mean that the employer or employee was at fault, that a Cal/OSHA regulation has been violated, or that the injured employee is eligible for workers’ compensation or other benefits.
You May Be Exempt If…
Under 8 C.C.R. § 14300.2, public and private sector facilities with the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes listed below are exempted from keeping Cal/OSHA 300, 300A and 301 records unless they are asked in writing to do so by Cal/OSHA. Nonetheless, all employers must still report to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health any workplace incident that results in a serious injury, illness, or death, as required by 8 C.C.R. § 342.
Exempted SIC Codes:
- 801 Offices and Clinics of Medical Doctors
- 802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
- 803 Offices of Osteopathic
- 804 Offices of Other Health Practitioners
