0
What is the difference between a OSHA recordable and a medical treatment?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
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 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.
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.
What is a osha recordable injury?
Recordable injury is an illness under OSHA that requires medical treatment more than first aid. This can cause loss of consciousness, days that cannot go to work and even death.
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.
Are stitches an OSHA recordable injury?
Stitches are medical treatment beyond first aid so getting stitches makes an event OSHA recordable if the injury was work related.If stitches are required to treat a cut, then the cut is OSHA recordable because the treatment is more than first aid. Always presuming that the cut was work-related, etc.
Does more than one Physician appointment make an OSHA recordable incident?
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.
Is an injection OSHA recordable?
What is OSHA recordable is an injury requiring medical treatment beyond first aid. If an injection is given as part of treatment for an injury that was work related, then the injury may be OSHA recordable. However, if an injection is given as a precaution after a work related event, then the injury may not be recordable. An example might be a tetanus shot after stepping on a rusty nail at work.For any particular event, whether it is OSHA recordable should be determined by someone familiar with both the OSHA regulations on injury and illness recording, and with the specifics of the particular workplace and event. Never rely on advice in a form like this on to determine whether to enter any particular event in the OSHA Injury and Illness Log.
Is it an OSHA recordable if the injured is under the influence of alcohol?
Being under the influence of alcohol can lead to an injury, but has nothing to do with whether the injury is OSHA recordable. An injury is OSHA recordable if it occurred at or in the course of work, required medical treatment beyond first aid, resulted in lost or restricted time, etc.
Is overheating OSHA Recordable?
Under OSHA criteria, if the heat stress causes an individual to miss days away from work or results in a loss of consciousness; then the answer is yes.
If you step on a nail at work is that OSHA recordable?
Maybe. An OSHA recordable injury is one that involves death, lost workdays, restricted workdays, and medical care that goes beyond first aid. If stepping on the nail meant you lost days from work, or your foot became infected and required medical care, it may be a recordable. If you went to the doctor, and he gave you a tetanus shot, and you returned to work your next scheduled workday, that may NOT be recordable. (A tetanus shot is a PREVENTION, not a treatment)
