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Alaska incident report requirements

Your Alaska incident report has 4 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • A report to AKOSH within 8 hours of a death, hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye
  • A report to the Workers' Compensation Division within 10 days
  • Every OSHA 301 item, completed within 7 calendar days for a recordable case
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Alaska sets a tighter deadline than federal OSHA for serious injuries: deaths, in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and eye losses are all reported within 8 hours, and the accident scene is held after a death or multiple hospitalization. Workers' compensation adds a 10-day report with real consequences if it is late. Here is each Alaska rule with a link to the Alaska Statutes and Administrative Code, and what an Alaska incident report should record.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Incident reportALASKA / SAMPLE

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Company: Northgate Fabrication
Site: 1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date: 10/08/2026, about 2:15pm
Injured: Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
Supervisor: Tom Reilly
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Company or organizationNorthgate Fabrication
Site address or location1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date of the incidentOct 8, 2026
Employee or person involved (full name)Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
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What Alaska requires

  • A work accident that kills an employee or causes an in-patient hospitalization, loss of an eye or an amputation is reported immediately, and no later than 8 hours after the employer learns of it, by telephone or in person to the nearest office of the Division of Labor Standards and Safety or on the federal toll-free number the division provides; if the employer first learns of it 8 hours to 30 days after the accident, the report is due within 8 hours of learning. The report gives the establishment, location and time, a contact person and phone number, a brief description, the number of employees killed or injured and the extent of the injuriesAS 18.60.058 (a)
  • After an accident that kills one or more employees or hospitalizes two or more, equipment, material and products involved may not be moved or altered until the department clears it, unless waiting would unreasonably interfere with work or create more hazards; if they must be moved first, the employer submits a detailed investigative report to the divisionAS 18.60.058 (b)
  • Alaska adopts the federal injury recordkeeping rules (29 CFR 1904) as its own standards, except the federal serious-injury reporting section, which Alaska law replaces; seasonal establishments closed at year end post the annual summary within 15 days of reopening, for 90 days or the whole season if shorter8 AAC 61.1010 (a), 61.1015
  • Within 10 days of learning of an injury, death, disease or infection the employee says arose from the work, the employer files a report with the Workers' Compensation Division giving the employer's name, address and business, the employee's name, address and occupation, the cause and nature of the injury, and the date, hour and place it happened. The report is not evidence of the facts in itAS 23.30.070 (a), (c)
  • If the employer or carrier knew of the injury and does not file the report, the employee's time limit for a claim does not start until it is filed, and the board may order an extra award of 20 percent of any compensation unpaid when dueAS 23.30.070 (e), (f)
  • The employee gives the employer notice of the injury within 15 days, in the director's format, with name and address, the time, place, nature and cause, and a medical records release, signed; a missed notice does not bar the claim if the employer knew and was not prejudiced, the board excuses it, or no objection is raised at the first hearingAS 23.30.100

Reporting to AKOSH and holding the scene

Any work accident that kills an employee or causes an in-patient hospitalization, an amputation or the loss of an eye is reported within 8 hours of the employer learning of it, by phone or in person to the nearest Labor Standards and Safety office or on the federal toll-free line. The report covers the establishment, location, time, a contact person, what happened, how many were hurt and how badly.

After a death, or when two or more employees are hospitalized, the equipment and materials involved stay where they are until the department clears them; if they have to be moved for safety or to keep work going, the employer sends a detailed investigative report. The federal recordkeeping rules otherwise apply as Alaska standards.

Workers' compensation reports

Within 10 days of learning of a work injury, the employer files a report with the Workers' Compensation Division: employer, employee, occupation, cause and nature of the injury, and the date, hour and place. Until it is filed, the employee's claim deadline does not start, and the board can add 20 percent to compensation paid late. Employees give notice within 15 days, though the board can excuse a late notice.

Common mistakes

  • Using the federal 24-hour window for a hospitalization or amputation.
  • Clearing the scene after a fatal accident before the department releases it.
  • Filing the division report after 10 days and paying benefits late.
  • Leaving the extent of injuries out of the AKOSH report.
  • Assuming the claim clock runs while the report is unfiled.

Sources

Last reviewed October 13, 2026. Next review due January 13, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.