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My Items OSHA Recordkeeping Scenarios Spilled Tea Question: Two employees collide into each other while walking at work. One employee gets hot tea spilled on their arm. The employee sees a doctor and is cleared to work but claims he can't work and goes home for the rest of the day. He returns to work the next day. Is it recordable? More Away For Training Question: An employee travels to a third-party training session for one week where the employer is not supervising the employee. During the training, the employee is injured and receives medical treatment. Does the employer need to record the injury even if they weren't supervising the employee at the training? Is it recordable? More Reportable Twice? Question: An employee is seriously injured at work and is admitted to a hospital. The employer reports the in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within the required timeframe. A week later, the employee dies in the hospital. Does the death also need to be reported to OSHA? More Insidious Splinter Question: On the weekend, at home, an employee received a splinter in his hand while building a wooden loft bed for his daughter. He removed the splinter but a small piece of wood remained under his skin. Several months later, while at work lifting a heavy piece of machinery, the pressure on the small splinter injures his hand. The injury becomes infected and he receives prescription antibiotics. Is it recordable? More Copper Theft Question: A man and his son break into a substation in the middle of the night to steal copper. They cut an energized cable and an arc flash badly burns both the man and his son. They are discovered by a security guard and are both taken to and admitted to a hospital to recover from their injuries. The man is a current employee. Is it recordable? More Off-Shore Drilling Question: A Honduran mobile off-shore drilling unit is operating within the US coastal waters. If an employee is injured and receives medical treatment, work restrictions or days away is it recordable? More Jalapeño Surprise Question: On his lunch break, an employee is preparing his lunch. His sandwich is almost complete but he remembers he brought some frozen jalapenos from his garden. He places the plastic container with frozen jalapenos into the microwave, covers them with a paper towel, and begins to heat them. While heating, the jalapenos start the paper and plastic on fire and release plumes of smoke into the office space. In a panic, the employee grabs the container with his hands and tosses it into the sink to extinguish the fire. The capsaicin in the jalapenos and smoke from the plastic causes lung irritation in the employee and 3 other employees who are at their desks. A total of 4 employees including the employee preparing his own lunch receive oxygen from first responders who arrive on scene several minutes later. Is it recordable? More Foreign Flag Vessel Question: A US citizen working on a foreign flag vessel during a storm, slips and hits his head on a bulkhead. He receives 12 stitches. Is it recordable? More Owner & Son Question: The owner of a small 8-person business brings his 17 year old son to work to begin training him how to run the company. The two get into a fight and the son pushes the father, who slips and twists his ankle. The father receives a prescription for anti-inflammatory medication as well as a rigid brace for his ankle. Is it recordable? More Click Here to See All Scenarios

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is it recordable? ask here: Did the incident occur at work? Yes No Unsure Are you a Bronze, Gold or Diamond Member? Bronze Gold Diamond Not a Member Yet Get priority access by subscribing for as little as $4.99/month! Click Here Submit Thank you! We will respond as soon as possible. 4 Basic Steps to Determine OSHA Recordability: ​ 1. Establish whether or not they are an employee for recordkeeping purposes and not a contractor, although, if you supervise a contractor’s daily activities then they are considered employees for recordkeeping purposes. 2. Establish work-relatedness. OSHA operates under a presumption of work-relatedness. In order to overcome that presumption you must have evidence. It is wrong to assume it’s not work related because there isn’t evidence that it is. There is a short list of exceptions (the commute is one exception). 3. Establish severity. If it requires medical treatment beyond first aid, restricted work, lost time, loss of consciousness, broken bones, hearing loss or death, those are all considered severe enough to record. 4. Ensure it is a new case, not a continuance of an injury that has already been counted. Of course, there are many more details regarding recordkeeping that won’t fit in a LinkedIn post but this should get you started. If you’d like us to answer your recordkeeping question, simply submit it in the form above or review the questions we have already answered here . ​ If you need help filling out OSHA form, check out the guide/tutorial on OSHA's website here .

Company BBQ Cookout Question: During normal working hours on a Friday, an oil/gas equipment company is taking time to celebrate an achievement by having a BBQ cookout. An employee cuts himself with a knife while cutting meat for his sandwich. The laceration is cleaned and two stitches are applied by the onsite nurse. Is it recordable? Answer: NO. OSHA lists an exception for food (or drink) preparation for personal consumption. The employee was preparing food that he intended on consuming for the lunch celebration. 1904.5(b)(2) Are there situations where an injury or illness occurs in the work environment and is not considered work-related? Yes, an injury or illness occurring in the work environment that falls under one of the following exceptions is not work-related, and therefore is not recordable. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.5(b)(2)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Question: An employee becomes ill at work and is taken to a clinic for evaluation. The employee is confirmed infected with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) and is provided medical treatment and quarantined in the hospital. It is believed they contracted the virus outside of the work environment. Is it recordable? Two weeks later, 1 other employee who worked in close proximity with the now-quarantined employee also tested positive for COVID-19 and is voluntarily quarantined at home but does not receive medical treatment or a recommendation for time off work. It is believed they contracted the virus at work from their coworker. Is it recordable? A third employee is tested positive with COVID-19 and is believed to have contracted the virus on the job. They receive medical treatment beyond first aid and a recommendation of time away from work from a healthcare professional. Is it recordable? Answer: NO, NO and YES. The first employee did not contract the virus in the work environment and therefore it is not recordable. The second employee did contract the virus in the work environment but did not receive medical treatment and therefore it is not recordable. The third employee contracted the virus from work and did receive medical treatment and time off work and therefore is recordable. OSHA Safety and Health Topics/COVID 19: COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met: The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see CDC information on persons under investigation and presumptive positive and laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19); The case is work-related, as defined by 29 CFR 1904.5; and The case involves one or more of the general recording criteria set forth in 29 CFR 1904.7 (e.g. medical treatment beyond first-aid, days away from work). Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): This memorandum provides interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1904 with respect to the recording of occupational illnesses, specifically cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This memorandum will take effect immediately and remain in effect until further notice. This guidance is intended to be time-limited to the current public health crisis. Please frequently check OSHA’s webpage at www.osha.gov/coronavirus for updates. Under OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements, COVID-19 is a recordable illness, and employers are responsible for recording cases of COVID-19, if: (1) the case is a confirmed case of COVID-19, as defined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);[1] (2) the case is work-related as defined by 29 CFR § 1904.5;[2] and (3) the case involves one or more of the general recording criteria set forth in 29 CFR § 1904.7.[3] On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and the extent of transmission is a rapidly evolving issue. In areas where there is ongoing community transmission, employers other than those in the healthcare industry, emergency response organizations (e.g., emergency medical, firefighting, and law enforcement services), and correctional institutions may have difficulty making determinations about whether workers who contracted COVID-19 did so due to exposures at work. In light of those difficulties, OSHA is exercising its enforcement discretion in order to provide certainty to the regulated community. Employers of workers in the healthcare industry, emergency response organizations (e.g., emergency medical, firefighting, and law enforcement services), and correctional institutions must continue to make work-relatedness determinations pursuant to 29 CFR § 1904. Until further notice, however, OSHA will not enforce 29 CFR § 1904 to require other employers to make the same work-relatedness determinations, except where: There is objective evidence that a COVID-19 case may be work-related. This could include, for example, a number of cases developing among workers who work closely together without an alternative explanation; and The evidence was reasonably available to the employer. For purposes of this memorandum, examples of reasonably available evidence include information given to the employer by employees, as well as information that an employer learns regarding its employees’ health and safety in the ordinary course of managing its business and employees. This enforcement policy will help employers focus their response efforts on implementing good hygiene practices in their workplaces, and otherwise mitigating COVID-19’s effects, rather than on making difficult work-relatedness decisions in circumstances where there is community transmission. CSHOs will generally refer to CPL 02-00-135, Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual (Dec. 30, 2004) and CPL 02-00-163, Field Operations Manual (FOM) (Sept. 13, 2019), Chapters 3 and 6, as applicable.[4],5] The following additional specific enforcement guidance is provided for CSHOs: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness and should be coded as such on the OSHA Form 300. Because this is an illness, if an employee voluntarily requests that his or her name not be entered on the log, the employer must comply as specified under 29 CFR § 1904.29(b)(7)(vi). https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-04-10/enforcement-guidance-recording-cases-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

Company Ski Trip Question: On a business trip, a company approves a day of snow skiing as company entertainment while in the mountains. The employees on the trip treat some customers to a day of snow skiing. On the second run of the day, an employee and a customer collide, resulting in a fractured wrist for the employee. Is it recordable? Answer: YES. The ski trip was approved as company entertainment and was conducted with company business in mind. The fractured wrist meets OSHA recordable criteria. ​1904.5(b)(6) How do I decide whether an injury or illness is work-related if the employee is on travel status at the time the injury or illness occurs? Injuries and illnesses that occur while an employee is on travel status are work-related if, at the time of the injury or illness, the employee was engaged in work activities "in the interest of the employer." Examples of such activities include travel to and from customer contacts, conducting job tasks, and entertaining or being entertained to transact, discuss, or promote business (work-related entertainment includes only entertainment activities being engaged in at the direction of the employer). 1904.7(b)(7) What is a "significant" diagnosed injury or illness that is recordable under the general criteria even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness? Work-related cases involving cancer, chronic irreversible disease, a fractured or cracked bone, or a punctured eardrum must always be recorded under the general criteria at the time of diagnosis by a physician or other licensed health care professional. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.5(b)(6) https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.7(b)(7)

Q203 - Lava Lamp Enhance your career with the Master Safety Professional and Certified Safety Director certifications only at NASP! Tell them RedBeard sent you! Question: Employees in a shop were heating a lava lamp with a torch when the lamp exploded. Glass shrapnel injured an employee's eye, resulting in a loss of his eye. Is it recordable? Answer: YES. It is recordable because it occurred during normal working hours, within the work environment and is not a listed exception. The loss of the eye is also reportable and must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours. ​ 1904.7(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. ​ How to Report a Serious Injury to OSHA ​ ​ Ask a Question

Owner & Son Question: The owner of a small 8-person business brings his 17 year old son to work to begin training him how to run the company. The two get into a fight and the son pushes the father, who slips and twists his ankle. The father receives a prescription for anti-inflammatory medication as well as a rigid brace for his ankle. Is it recordable? Answer: NO. Companies with 10 or fewer employees are partially exempt from OSHA recordkeeping and do not need to keep an OSHA log. 1904.1(a)(1) If your company had 10 or fewer employees at all times during the last calendar year, you do not need to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics informs you in writing that you must keep records under § 1904.41 or § 1904.42. However, as required by § 1904.39, all employers covered by the OSH Act must report to OSHA any work-related incident that results in a fatality, the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees, an employee amputation, or an employee loss of an eye. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/interlinking/standards/1904.1(a)(1)

Strong Sneeze Question: An employee was in his office and sneezed. The sneeze significantly aggravated a pre-exiting back injury and a doctor recommended the employee stay at home for a week as well as physical therapy to recover. The employee's back had been previously injured while the employee was installing a deck at home. Is it recordable? Answer: YES. Although the back injury was a pre-existing condition, it became recordable because the sneeze, is an event which occurred in the work environment significantly aggravated the injury and it resulted in a doctor's recommendation of days away from work. Letter of Interpretation: Under OSHA's recordkeeping system, normal body movements in the work environment, such as walking, bending down or sneezing, are "events" which trigger the presumption for work-relatedness if they are a discernible cause of an injury. 1904.5(a): You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment, unless an exception in § 1904.5(b)(2) specifically applies. 1904.5(b)(3): How do I handle a case if it is not obvious whether the precipitating event or exposure occurred in the work environment or occurred away from work? In these situations, you must evaluate the employee's work duties and environment to decide whether or not one or more events or exposures in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition. 1904.5(b)(4): How do I know if an event or exposure in the work environment "significantly aggravated" a preexisting injury or illness? A preexisting injury or illness has been significantly aggravated, for purposes of OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping, when an event or exposure in the work environment results in any of the following: 1904.5(b)(4)(iv): Medical treatment in a case where no medical treatment was needed for the injury or illness before the workplace event or exposure, or a change in medical treatment was necessitated by the workplace event or exposure. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2014-02-28#:~:text=Under%20OSHA's%20recordkeeping%20system%2C%20normal,discernible%20cause%20of%20an%20injury. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1904/1904.5