OSHA Withdraws Plan for Extra Column on Injury Report Forms
Published Date: 7/1/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
OSHA decided not to add a new column for muscle and joint injuries on the injury log. Employers still need to keep their injury records just like before, with no changes to what counts or how to record it. This means no new costs or deadlines—business as usual for workplace injury tracking!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No new musculoskeletal column
If you are an employer, OSHA has withdrawn the proposal to add a new column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on the OSHA 300 Log. Employers must continue to complete and retain occupational injury and illness records exactly as before, and the recording criteria and definitions remain unchanged. OSHA states there are no new costs or deadlines—business as usual for workplace injury tracking.
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