Section 350.260 Recording Criteria
a) Basic Requirement
Every public employer that is
required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries and illnesses
must record each fatality, injury and illness that:
1) is work-related;
2) is a new case; and
3) meets
one or more of the general recording criteria of Section 350.290 or the
recording criteria applying to specific cases in Sections 350.300 through
350.330.
b) Implementation
1) Criteria for Recording Work-Related
Injuries and Illnesses
The criteria for recording
work-related injuries and illnesses are found in various Sections of this Part
as follows:
A) Determination
of work-relatedness: Section 350.270.
B) Determination
of a new case: Section 350.280.
C) General
recording criteria: Section 350.290.
D) Additional
criteria (needlestick and sharps injury cases, tuberculosis cases, hearing loss
cases, medical removal cases, and musculoskeletal disorder cases): Sections
350.300 through 350.330.
2) Appendix A includes a
decision tree to assist reporters in determining what particular injuries or
illnesses are recordable.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 3518,
effective February 15, 2022)