Q34 - Loss of Consciousness Due to Drug Usage
Question:Â A heavy equipment operator is discovered unconscious and with a needle in his arm in the cab of a bulldozer located on a job...
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Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q33 - Avulsion Injury
Question:Â An administrative assistant is using a paper cutter at work and slices the pad of her middle finger tip off. At a clinic, the...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q32 - BIGFOOT
Question:Â While completing a task in the woods alone, an employee is injured. The employee claims he was attacked and injured by Bigfoot...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q31 - Injured Welding at Home (Work-Related)
Question:Â A company needs an apparatus for their operations and pays a welding employee to build the apparatus in his own home shop...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q30 - Debris in Eye
Question: An eye doctor discovers a small speck of rusted metal imbedded in an employee’s eye during a routine exam. The doctor asks the...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q29 - Injured While Working at Home (Telecommuting)
Question:Â An employee is working from home during a pandemic after the governor declared a state of emergency. After sitting on their...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q28 - Injures Tooth on Hard Candy
Question:Â An employer provides candy to their employees on Halloween. One employee cracks a tooth on a piece of hard candy while on the...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q27 - Injured While Shaving at Work
Question:Â An employee must shave his face for a respirator fit test at work. He is provided a brand new, pre-packaged razor and shaving...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
Q26 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
UPDATED 5/19/20 Question:Â An employee becomes ill at work and is taken to a clinic for evaluation. The employee is confirmed infected...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q25 - Status Change to Not Work-Related and Privacy Case
Question:Â An employee reports groin pain after attempting a heavy lift in a warehouse. After a doctor evaluation, the employee is...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q24 - Use of Liquid Bandage to Close a Wound
Question:Â A gust of wind blows open company doors and disturbs the ceiling tiles. The ceiling tiles are shaken so much that some begin...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q23 - If the Employer Disagrees with the Doctor, is it Recordable?
Question:Â An employee is injured at work and receives a recommendation of lost time from a medical professional. The employer and...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q22 - A Contractor is Injured - to Which OSHA 300 Log Does it Belong?
Question:Â AÂ contractor working on our site cut the tip of his finger off. The contractor was prescribed antibiotics and pain medication...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q21 - Employee Loses Consciousness While Voluntarily Using an N95 Respirator at Work
Question: An employee chooses to wear an N95 respirator at work, voluntarily. After walking briskly through the office to return to his...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q20 - Employee Refuses Medical Care
Question:Â An employee suffers a hand laceration on the job and refuses medical evaluation or first aid treatment. Weeks pass by and the...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q19 - Smoke Inhalation
Question: A ventilation system for metal grinding operations catches fire and smoke pushes back into the facility and an employee is...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q18 - Self-Inflicted Injury
Question: An employee commits suicide in the workplace. Is it recordable? ​ Answer: NO. Self-inflicted injuries, including suicide, are...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Q17 - Terrorist Attack
Question:Â Several employees are hospitalized and/or killed in a terrorist attack that involves the workplace. Is it recordable? Answer:...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q16 - Loss of Consciousness
Question:Â An employee returns to the office after a week of work-related travel. Upon entering the restroom, the employee loses...
Nate Braymen
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Q15 - Pre-existing Condition Aggravated by Job Duties
Question: An employee reports wrist pain while on the job. A medical professional determines the employee was born with an abnormal bone...
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