SERIOUS injuries must be reported within 8 hours of the incident (Cal/OSHA)
Cal/OSHA defines “serious injury or illness” as any injury or illness occurring in a place of employment, or in connection with any employment, that requires inpatient hospitalization for other than medical observation or diagnostic testing, or in which an employee suffers an amputation, the loss of an eye, or any serious degree of permanent disfigurement.
All other injuries/incidents must be reported within 24 hours of the time of the incident
Keep copies of all reports!!