January 1 to June 30, 2016: Determined to cut recordables, the new foreman of Hyde N. Seek Construction deliberately fails to keep OSHA logs or submit OSHA 301 reports for 3 injuries that meet OSHA recordability and reportability criteria. SCENARIO

• January 1 to June 30, 2016: Determined to cut recordables, the new foreman of Hyde N. Seek Construction deliberately fails to keep OSHA logs or submit OSHA 301 reports for 3 injuries that meet OSHA recordability and reportability criteria.
• June 1, 2017: An OSHA inspector discovers the violations.

QUESTION Can OSHA cite Hyde N. Seek for recordkeeping violations? ANSWER No. Until very recently, the answer […]