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Is the use of dermabond considered an OSHA 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.
What is the difference between a OSHA recordable and a medical treatment?
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 an employee finds a tick on himself after leaving work and seeks medical attention is that OSHA Recordable?
Not all medical treatment is an OSHA Recordable event. If the treatment is at the level of first aid care, it is not recordable- even if performed by a physician. If the treatment is a simple one (remove tick with tweezers, clean skin, apply bandaid) that would not be a recordable. A DEEPLY EMBEDDED tick that requires numbing the skin, using a scalpel to remove tick, etc- is beyond simple first aid, and would likely be recordable.
Is a walking boot considered a osha recordable injury?
no
Are tuft fractures an OSHA recordable?
Yes. Any work related injury that requires more than First Aid treatment is an OSHA recordable injury.
Is a fracture on a hand considered a recordable accident?
Most definately
Is a sprain or strain considered an OSHA recordable?
If the strained groin is received in the course of employment, and if it results in days away from work or medical treatment beyond First Aid, it could be OSHA recordable. To be certain, consult someone who is familiar with both the specifics of the injury and its treatment, and the OSHA regulation.
Is a Steroid shot a osha recordable?
Steroids are a class biological chemicals sometimes used to treat medical conditions and sometimes as a drug of abuse. They are not an incident, injury or illness so their existence is not OSHA recordable.
Is receiving IV fluids for heat exhaustion OSHA recordable?
If the other criteria for being an OSHA recordable event are met (work-relatedness, etc.) then receiving IV-fluids would make the event recordable because that is medical treatment beyond first aid.
Is a cist an OSHA recordable?
A cist is part of an OSHA recordable only if it resulted from workplace activity as part of your assigned job, and if it is considered to be a illness.
Does sending an employee to the doctor make it an OSHA recordable event?
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.
Is a scratched hand an OSHA recordable event?
In most cases, no. A scratch will not usually require medical treatment, and is unlikely to cause loss of consciousness, loss of days from work, etc. An injury that requires only basic first aid treatment is not normally an OSHA Recordable injury.
