29 CFR 1960.70
§ 1960.70 Reporting of serious accidents.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 1960.70, § 1960.70 Reporting of serious accidents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/129685
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Agencies must provide the Office of Federal Agency Programs with a summary report of each fatal and catastrophic accident investigation. The summaries shall address the date/time of accident, agency/establishment named and location, and consequences, description of operation and the accident, causal factors, applicable standards and their effectiveness, and agency corrective/preventive actions.
The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements for reporting fatalities and multiple hospitalization incidents to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.