OSHA Accepting Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports Through December 31st

If you are among the companies obligated to submit your injury/ illness Form 300A this year electronically, be aware of the following Trade Release which OSHA just issued:

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against those employers who submit their reports after the December 15, 2017, deadline but before December 31, 2017, final entry date. Starting January 1, 2018, the ITA will no longer accept the 2016 data.