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Question: When a work-related heart attack occurs in the workplace and the employee dies one or more days later, how should the case be reported to OSHA?

Answer: The employer must report a work-related fatality by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office nearest to the site of the incident or by calling OSHA's toll free number 1-800-321-6742. The employer may also use the Serious Event Reporting Online Form at https://www.osha.gov/pls/ser/serform.html. The employer must report the fatality within eight hours of the employee's death in cases where the death occurs within 30 days of the incident. The employer need not report a death occurring more than 30 days after a work-related incident.

Standard Number: 1904.39, 1904 - Table of Contents