Is It Recordable?Animals: OSHA recordability scenarios
Is it recordable? 15 OSHA recordkeeping scenarios about animals, with answers and OSHA references.
Bird Bomb
While hauling a bag of trash out to the dumpster an employee was struck in the eye by a Magpie and suffered a corneal abrasion. A doctor…
RecordableSwallowed Bee
A bee flew into the mouth of a maintenance employee who was mowing the grass. The bee became lodged in the employee's throat and stung…
Not recordableHoly Cow
An employee was waking up in the morning to prepare to go to work when a cow fell through his ceiling and crushed him to death. His…
Not recordableNewt
During a bring your pet to work day, one employee brought a pet newt to the office. Another employee later swallowed the newt on a dare…
RecordableGiant Squid
At the end of the workday, prior to clocking out, an employee hears screams for help coming from a nearby beach. He goes to investigate…
Not recordableBring Your Pet to Work 2
During a bring your pet to work day, one employee brought a pet hamster to the office. The hamster bit his ear while he was showing him…
RecordableBring Your Pet to Work
During a bring your pet to work day, one employee brought a pet python to his office. After not seeing the employee for most of the day,…
RecordableBird Dookie
An employee was performing maintenance outside the building and heard a squawk. After looking up into a tree to investigate the sound, a…
RecordablePetting a Bee
Employees working outside during a lunch break dare another employee to pet a bumble bee. The employee is stung by the bee and begins…
RecordableEmployee Eats a Spider
During a safety tailboard meeting at the beginning of the day, a lineman sees a spider on a pole. To show off, he grabs the spider and,…
RecordableBEES!
Two employees are clearing vegetation behind an old warehouse that will likely be sold at an auction when they disturb a beehive. Both…
RecordableTurkey in an Autoclave
Lab workers conducting animal research on livestock decide to cook a turkey in an autoclave while celebrating a birthday of a coworker.…
RecordableMonkey Bite
A macaque monkey bites an employee working in a research lab. Monkeys can be naturally infected with Cercopithecine Herpes Virus 1, also…
RecordableLess than 10 Employees
A company with a total of 5 employees has one employee who is stung by a bee while eating his lunch outside and loses consciousness. He…
Not recordableBlack Widow
A group of employees are cleaning out a neglected warehouse for a new project at work. Suddenly one employee screams out in pain…
Recordable