First Aid?
Dermabond is used to close a wound
No, the use of surgical glue to close a wound is considered medical treatment.
An employee while in the work area tripped another employee causing him to fall and hit his head. The laceration required a few stitches. Would you consider this a recordable accident?
Yes. Cases involving workplace violence, horseplay etc. that occur in the work environment are considered to be work related. Since the employee got stitches, medical treatment beyond first aid, the case is recordable.
Name the general recording criteria listed under 1904.7 ?
Death, days away from work, restricted work activity, transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, Significant injury or illness diagnosed by PLHCP
Multiple employees get food poisoning from food supplied at an event by the employer.
Yes - these cases are considered work related.
An arm sling provided as a means of support
Yes. A non-rigid means of support is considered first aid.
An SPM got his nail half broken off while installing compressor. He was given first aid and the remainder of the nail was removed by a medical practitioner as a precautionary measure to avoid any infection. Is this recordable?
Yes. Removal of the nail is considered medical treatment beyond first aid. Note that drilling of the fingernail to relieve pressure for subungual hematoma is considered First Aid.
An employee has a knee injury that has not responded to conservative treatment which results in multiple minor surgeries. After a year, employee has knee replacement surgery and is hospitalized for 3 days.
No - If an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye occurs within 24 hours of the work-related incident, then you must report the event to OSHA.
What are the 3 criteria to determine recordability
Did employee experience injury or illness
1)Is it work related
2)Is it a new case
3)Does the case meet general criteria for recordability
If an employee has an object in his eye that is NOT embedded, but the PLHCP chooses to remove it with a magnet instead of a cotton swab.
No, the injury is recordable. Use of a magnet to remove an object from the eye is medical treatment, it is not included on the first aid list.
An employee bumped face on package causing a damage to a crown. Does repairing a crown on a person's tooth qualify as "medical treatment" for recordkeeping purposes?
No. If an employee chips or breaks a crown, it is a recordable case if it results in any of the following: medical treatment beyond first aid; restricted work activity; job transfer; loss of consciousness; or days away from work. Repair of the crown itself is not considered medical treatment. However, if the employee requires prescription medications during the repair, the case would be recordable.
A supervised temp employee loses an eye due to a work place incident.
Yes - Similar to the requirements in section 1904.31 for recording injuries and illnesses, the employer that provides the day-to-day supervision of the worker must report to OSHA any work-related incident resulting in a fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.
An employee's claim of workplace harassment resulting in anxiety and depression would be work related in what circumstance?
Only if confirmed by a licensed healthcare provider
Is the use of a rigid finger guard considered first aid?
Yes, the use of finger guards is always first aid.
An employee left their jobsite and was heading back to the hotel and had an accident and received medical treatment at the Emergency room, would this be an OSHA recordable?
No. For OSHA recordkeeping purposes, an employee's normal commute from home to office and return would not be considered work-related. Therefore, any injury or illness occurring during this trip would not be recordable.
If an employee is admitted to the hospital due to electrical shock. As an in-patient, the only care or treatment provided is diagnostic testing and first aid treatment (for example if the only treatment is non-prescription medication), does the event become reportable?
Yes. A work-related in-patient hospitalization involving any treatment needs to be reported to OSHA. The reporting requirement in the regulatory text of section 1904.39 does not limit care or treatment to "medical treatment beyond first aid."
An employee is voluntarily participating in a flex and stretch program at the beginning of their shift, resulting in a strained knee.
No - The injury or illness results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in a medical, fitness, or recreational activity such as blood donation, physical examination, flu shot, exercise class, racquetball, or baseball.
A Machinist at HD is placed on restricted duty starting on 07/17 and the supervisor does not reply within 7 days can case put on Osha log. On 7/30, the supervisor responds that the restrictions did not prevent routine job duties. First Aid? Define what a routine functions is?
Yes - First Aid and line strike from the log documenting the employee can perform normal job duties.
Routine function is a job duty you do one or more times a week
A Chiropractor recommends medical treatment and days away from work for a work-related injury. When can an employer decline a provider's recommendation?
The employer can decline to record the case based on a second provider's opinion, if the employer believes the second opinion is more authoritative,
A workplace fatality must be reported to OSHA within what timeframe?
A workplace fatality must be reported within 8 hours.
Employee A drives to work, parks his car in the company parking lot and is walking across the lot when he is struck by a car driven by employee B, who is commuting to work. Both employees are seriously injured in the accident. Which case is work related?
Neither case is consider work related.
An employee experiences a minor musculoskeletal injury. The treating physician indicates that the employee is fully able to perform all routine job functions. The Solar Medical team assigns hot / cold therapy for the purpose of preventing a more serious condition from developing.
Yes - hot/cold therapy is FA and the case is not recordable under 1904.7(b)(4)
An employee bumped face on package causing a damage to a crown. Does repairing a crown on a person's tooth qualify as "medical treatment" for recordkeeping purposes?
No. If an employee chips or breaks a crown, it is a recordable case if it results in any of the following: medical treatment beyond first aid; restricted work activity; job transfer; loss of consciousness; or days away from work. Repair of the crown itself is not considered medical treatment. However, if the employee requires prescription medications during the repair, the case would be recordable.
1)An amputated finger must be reported to OSHA in what timeframe?
1)An amputated finger must be reported within 24 hours.
If a nurse develops this acute respiratory illness from patient exposure (not Covid-19) at the facility clinic, it must be recorded as a work related privacy case?
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