If the bite requires medical treatment beyond First Aid, and if the employee was bitten while in the parking lot for a work-related purpose other than going home or going to work, the bit may be OSHA recordable. Most insect bites are not.
If the spider bite resulted from the work assignment or occurred in the course of work, and if its treatment required more that First aid, it is OSHA recordable, regardless of whether work was missed or not.
An injury
Insect to Injury - 1956 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved (PCA #05865)
The cast of Insect to Injury - 1956 includes: Jack Mercer as Popeye
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.
An insect bite would be considered a wound, which is another term for a minor injury. However, if the bite caused an infection or triggered an allergic reaction, that would more than likely upgrade the situation to an injury. And if the bite happened to be the vector for an insect-borne disease (such as West Nile virus or malaria) you might even upgrade it further by labeling it the entry point of a chronic condition.
· idea · illness · imagination · indebtedness · infant · injury · insect · intellect · iron
How about an insect bite?
A bite is an injury caused by an animal, such as a mammal or insect, that breaks the skin. A sting is a puncture wound made by insects or marine animals.
Not really. I would not treat it as an injury but more like an inconvenience Cyberchief If this answer helped you and you appreciate the fact that time was taken out of somebody's personal day to write the answer to this question, please support the contributor by clicking "Recommend Contributor" button below at the bottom of this answer box..
This is not a common occurrence if this has happened to you or someone else please consult a doctor as soon as possible as this could be a fatal injury.
insect