Is It Recordable?Slips, trips & falls: OSHA recordability scenarios
Is it recordable? 9 OSHA recordkeeping scenarios about slips, trips & falls, with answers and OSHA references.
Lego
An employee's child put a Lego in the wind breaker of an employee. While the employee has the jacket hanging on their arm the Lego falls…
RecordableRigid Splint
While descending a flight of stairs at work, an employee misses the last step and falls to the floor. During a break, the employee walks…
Not recordableTesting Unbreakable Glass
A maintenance employee fell to his death when he threw himself against a window on the 28th floor of a skyscraper. He was demonstrating…
RecordableFlashlight
While investigating a power outage in the dark basement at work, the employee placed a flashlight in their mouth to remain hands-free.…
RecordableBlue Ice
A large chunk of frozen sewage material known as blue ice detaches from an airplane midflight and strikes a moving vehicle on a highway.…
RecordableWalking Normally
An employee was walking down the hall and remembered he left something behind in a meeting room. While pivoting on the tile floor, his…
RecordableWalking With Binoculars
Two employees are surveying power lines for vegetation overgrowth. While goofing around, an employee begins walking while looking…
RecordableRetires After Injury
An employee slips on ice at work and strikes their elbow on the pavement. At the time of the injury, a licensed health care professional…
RecordableFrost Bite
An employee arrives to work in half a foot of snow in subzero temps. As he quickly makes his way into the warm building, he drops his…
Recordable