Is It Recordable?Days away & restricted work: OSHA recordability scenarios
Is it recordable? 18 OSHA recordkeeping scenarios about days away & restricted work, with answers and OSHA references.
Off-Shore Drilling
A Honduran mobile off-shore drilling unit is operating within the US coastal waters. If an employee is injured and receives medical…
Not recordableOutburst
An employees discovers that the company is planning to lay him off at the end of the month. He storms into the breakroom and in an…
RecordableTwo Medical Opinions
An employee is stung on their neck by an unknown insect and the on-site nurse observes that the employee is not having a serious…
RecordableMilk Crate Challenge
On their lunch breaks, warehouse employees set up a milk crate challenge. The challenge involves stacking milk crates to create a…
RecordableGolfing
A CEO is meeting with a potential investor at a golf course. While golfing, the CEO became frustrated and he struck a bench with his…
RecordableCacti, Oh My!
An inexperienced employee was using a piece of heavy machinery to push dirt and clear vegetation at a worksite was severely injured when…
RecordableLight Restrictions
A mechanic is injured and receives work restrictions so the employer has him complete his normal annual online training for the duration…
RecordableErgonomic Deficiency
An office worker develops tendonitis in his wrist and is provided medical treatment and work restrictions, resulting in a recordable…
RecordableCompany Gym Injury
An employee is using the company gym during his lunch break when he accidently drops a 15lb dumbbell on his toes. He is seen at a clinic…
Not recordableInjured Nose
An employee using the restroom on break is struck by the stall door when a co-worker was unaware the stall was occupied. The door…
Not recordableFractured Ribs
A truck driver hauling heavy freight experiences a rollover accident just before his DOT-required break. The truck driver is able to…
RecordableTendinitis Aggravation
A Shipping/Receiving employee has been tasked with opening and handling hundreds of boxes per day. After a full week of performing this…
RecordableRestricted Work During Scheduled Time Off
An employee is working in the field under a rotational shiftwork schedule where he works 16 hour days for one full week and then gets…
RecordableLight Duty
An employee claims wrist pain due to assembly work at an automotive plant. She is seen at an occ health clinic where a doctor prescribes…
RecordableAmputated Earlobe
On a drilling rig, an oil field employee suffers an ear laceration that has taken off the lobe of his right ear. The ear is surgically…
RecordableIf the Employer Disagrees with the Doctor, is it Recordable?
An employee is injured at work and receives a recommendation of lost time from a medical professional. The employer and employee reject…
RecordableA Contractor is Injured - to Which OSHA 300 Log Does it Belong?
A contractor working on our site cut the tip of his finger off. The contractor was prescribed antibiotics and pain medication and was…
RecordableAlternative Job Given for Work Restrictions
An employee is given work restrictions but an alternative job is provided where the restrictions won’t affect the job duties. Is it…
Recordable