A fatal fall occurs on a construction site. Within what time must the employer report the fatality to OSHA?
Correct Answer
A) Within 8 hours
OSHA requires work-related fatalities to be reported within 8 hours. The other periods apply to other records or severe-injury reporting.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
OSHA requires work-related fatalities to be reported within 8 hours. The other periods apply to other records or severe-injury reporting.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Within 24 hours
Choice B (Within 24 hours) is rejected because Within 24 hours is a different published number than the cited OSHA fatality reporting value; OSHA severe injury reporting supports Within 8 hours. The cited answer is Within 8 hours.
Option C: Within 3 business days
In general project requirements, Within 3 business days is the wrong selection for OSHA fatality reporting: Within 3 business days is a different published number than the cited OSHA fatality reporting value; OSHA severe injury reporting supports Within 8 hours.
Option D: With the annual OSHA 300A posting
The trap in D is With the annual OSHA 300A posting. That selection is wrong because With the annual OSHA 300A posting is a different published number than the cited OSHA fatality reporting value; OSHA severe injury reporting supports Within 8 hours; A work-related fatality must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours.
Memory Technique
File OSHA fatality reporting under a dimension string: condition first, number or duty second, answer Within 8 hours.
Reference Hint
Open 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA Construction Standards), 1926-2023 / PSI OSHA Excerpts 2025; use OSHA reporting / recordkeeping topic to confirm that OSHA requires work-related fatalities to be reported within 8 hours.
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