Is It Recordable?Terrorist Attack: is it recordable?
Question
Several employees are hospitalized and/or killed in a terrorist attack that involves the workplace. Is it recordable?
Answer
YES. Incidents that result from terrorist attacks in the work environment are not excepted from recordkeeping requirements and are recordable.
OSHA Directives Question 5-13. If an employee dies or is injured or infected as a result of terrorist attacks, should it be recorded on the OSHA Injury and Illness Log? Should it be reported to OSHA? Yes, injuries and illnesses that result from a terrorist event or exposure in the work environment are considered work-related for OSHA recordkeeping purposes. OSHA does not provide an exclusion for violence-related injury and illness cases, including injuries and illnesses resulting from terrorist attacks.
Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees as a result of a work-related incident, an employer must orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area that is nearest to the site of the incident. An employer may also use the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742).
https://www.osha.gov/enforcement/directives/cpl-02-00-135
