The number of Physician's appointment is irrelevant to whether an incident is OSHA recordable. IF medical treatment beyond First Aid was administered, and the event meets the other criteria (work related, etc) then it is OSHA recordable.
DOT (US Department of Transportation) standards have nothing to do with whether an incident is recordable under OSHA regulations.
If the work restrictions result from an incident that is work-related under the OSHA definitions, then they may be OSHA recordable. Always consult a specialist who is familiar with both the OSHA regulations and the specifics of the incident.
Total Recordable Incident Rate
no, simply sending an employee do a doctor does not make an incident OSHA recordable. Receiving medical treatment beyond First Aid would make it recordable if other aspects of the incident were consistent with the requirements for recordability.
An OSHA Recordable incident is one that is work related and that involves medical treatment beyond the application of first aid. So some incidents requiring medical treatment are OSHA recordable and some are not.
If the tick (or any insect bite) results in the need for administering a prescribed medication (even an epipen for allergic reactions), it becomes an OSHA recordable workplace incident.
No test is OSHA recordable, but the results may tell you that there is an OSHA recordable illness.
A "non OSHA recordable" is an injury, illness, or instance of lost time or lost work days that does not have to be recorded on OSHA specified forms by an employer because it does not meet the definition of a recordable incident.
Using dermabond is not an injury, it is a treatment of an injury. Any treatment that goes beyond first aid would make the injury OSHA recordable, always assuming that it met the other criteria for OSHA recordability.
Yes, it is an OSHA recordable.
You are legally required to record and OSHA recordable case.
If it is a prescription (per OSHA regs) then yes...it is recordable.