The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that it will begin using electronically submitted Form 300A injury data from CY 2016 to target manufacturing and non-manufacturing employers with high injury rates for comprehensive inspections. The agency will also perform inspections on a random sampling of employers who did not provide 300A data in order to deter establishments from failing to report.

The deadline for submitting the 300A data for CY 2017 was July 1, 2018; however, OSHA is still allowing employers to provide information. Going forward, establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records and establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses will be required to provide information to OSHA by March 2 each year.