OSHA recordkeeping · 29 CFR 1904
Is it OSHA recordable? Common job-site cases, answered
Short answers for the injuries contractors ask about most — stitches, prescriptions, light duty, fractures, heat, needlesticks — each worked through OSHA's recordkeeping rule with the section that decides it.
- RecordableIs a cut that needs stitches OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableAre butterfly bandages or Steri-Strips OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs closing a cut with skin glue OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a tetanus shot after stepping on a nail OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a splinter removed with tweezers OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a splinter that has to be cut out OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs draining a smashed thumbnail OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a dog bite on a customer's property OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs an injury treated with prescription medication OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs giving a worker ibuprofen or another over-the-counter pain reliever OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs over-the-counter medicine at prescription strength OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a bee sting treated with an over-the-counter antihistamine OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a sprained wrist wrapped with an elastic bandage OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs an injury treated with a rigid splint or cast OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a splint used only to transport an injured worker OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a finger guard for a jammed finger OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs physical therapy or chiropractic treatment OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a massage for a sore back OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs flushing debris out of an eye OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a metal sliver removed from the eye at a clinic OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs an x-ray that shows nothing OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a broken finger OSHA recordable even if it gets no treatment?
- RecordableIs a punctured eardrum OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs it OSHA recordable if a worker goes home early on the day of the injury?
- RecordableIs it OSHA recordable if the doctor recommends days off but the worker comes in anyway?
- RecordableIs light duty after an injury OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a restriction that lasts only the day of the injury OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs it OSHA recordable if a worker briefly loses consciousness?
- RecordableHow is a work-related death recorded on the OSHA 300 log?
- Not recordableIs heat exhaustion treated with water and rest OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs heat illness treated with IV fluids OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a needlestick from a discarded syringe on a job site OSHA recordable?
- RecordableWhen is hearing loss OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a car accident in the company parking lot while commuting OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a cold or the flu OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs back pain that started at home but shows up at work OSHA recordable?
- RecordableIs a pre-existing injury that gets worse at work OSHA recordable?
- Not recordableIs a flare-up of an injury already on the log a new OSHA recordable case?
- Not recordableIs an injury at a voluntary company sports event OSHA recordable?
Keep your OSHA 300 log without guesswork
Answer a few questions for each injury and the log tells you whether it's recordable, which column it goes in, and fills the 300, 300A and 301 forms.
General information, not legal advice. Templates and examples should be reviewed by a competent person before use. HardHat Binder is not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA.