A serious injury or death of an employee on a jobsite must be reported to Cal/OSHA within what time frame?
Explanation
Section 342(a) requires the report immediately, meaning as soon as practically possible but never more than 8 hours after the employer knows, or with diligent inquiry would have known, of a death or serious injury or illness. Twenty-four hours (a) is the extension the same subsection allows ONLY where the employer can demonstrate exigent circumstances, and it runs from the incident rather than from knowledge. Five days (c) is Labor Code section 6409.1(a)'s separate report to the claims administrator on Form 5020, which the 8-hour call does not replace and which the 8-hour call does not satisfy. Thirty days appears in neither duty.
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