OSHA’s Severe Injury Report Dashboard

Earlier this month, OSHA launched its Severe Injury Report (SIR) Dashboard, an online tool that users have to search its severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries.  The dashboard is sortable and searchable by year, NAICS code, state, establishment name, event or exposure, source, nature, and body part. 

The SIR dashboard includes information on severe injuries reported by employers covered under federal OSHA from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2023.  While the dashboard includes all reported severe injury and illness data, it does not include State Plan data. Nor does it include reported fatalities (although deaths may have ultimately resulted from the injuries listed). 

OSHA defines a severe injury as “an amputation, in-patient hospitalization, or loss of an eye” all of which must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours of the incident as per 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2). This requirement is in place to ensure the agency can take prompt action in response to serious incidents. 

OSHA is using all the data it collects not only to prioritize its inspection targets but also to predetermine whether an employer is subject to the agency’s instance-by-instance (IBI) citation policy. Any employer covered by one or more of OSHA’s National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) or Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) is already a target for inspection. 

OSHA encourages workers and employers to use the SIR dashboard to learn how severe injuries happen in their industries and use the agency's available resources to help prevent workplace injuries. An instructional video is available to demonstrate how to use the dashboard. 

Currently, there are 88,989 severe injury reports within the data, resulting in 72,587 hospitalizations and 23,593 amputations.   

The launch of the SIR dashboard further underscores the importance of accurate recordkeeping, particularly for employers operating in “high-hazard” industries (such as agriculture, construction, healthcare and social aid, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing, among other industries as per Appendix B to Subpart E of Part 1904). Covered employers need to ensure that their designated recordkeeper is properly trained to appropriately recognize the types of incidents that must be recorded so that data entered on their OSHA 300 Log and 300A Summary is accurate and they avoid over and under reporting of injuries.  

Visit OSHA's Severe Injury Reports webpage for more information.  If you have any questions regarding severe injury reporting requirements, do not hesitate to contact ACS today at clientservices@acs-safety.com.