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§929 Record of Injury or Death

Title 33 › Chapter 18— LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION › § 929

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Employers must keep records of employee injuries with details the Secretary requires. The Secretary or state authorities may inspect them under rules Secretary sets.

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Title 33, §929

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Every employer shall keep a record in respect of any injury to an employee. Such record shall contain such information of disease, other disability, or death in respect of such injury as the Secretary may by regulation require, and shall be available to inspection by the Secretary or by any State authority at such times and under such conditions as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–426, § 27(a)(2), substituted “Secretary” for “commission”. See

Transfer of Functions

note set out under section 902 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section 28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 929

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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