# Is it OSHA recordable? Common job-site cases, answered

URL: https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable
Last updated: 2026-10-23

- [Is a cut that needs stitches OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/stitches-for-a-cut)
- [Are butterfly bandages or Steri-Strips OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/butterfly-bandage-steri-strips)
- [Is closing a cut with skin glue OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/skin-glue-for-a-cut)
- [Is a tetanus shot after stepping on a nail OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/tetanus-shot-after-nail-puncture)
- [Is a splinter removed with tweezers OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/splinter-removed-with-tweezers)
- [Is a splinter that has to be cut out OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/splinter-removed-by-incision)
- [Is draining a smashed thumbnail OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/drilling-a-fingernail-smashed-thumb)
- [Is a dog bite on a customer's property OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/dog-bite-on-a-residential-job)
- [Is an injury treated with prescription medication OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/prescription-medication)
- [Is giving a worker ibuprofen or another over-the-counter pain reliever OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/over-the-counter-pain-reliever)
- [Is over-the-counter medicine at prescription strength OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/otc-medication-at-prescription-strength)
- [Is a bee sting treated with an over-the-counter antihistamine OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/bee-sting-antihistamine)
- [Is a sprained wrist wrapped with an elastic bandage OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/elastic-bandage-for-a-sprain)
- [Is an injury treated with a rigid splint or cast OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/rigid-splint-or-cast)
- [Is a splint used only to transport an injured worker OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/splint-for-transport-only)
- [Is a finger guard for a jammed finger OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/finger-guard)
- [Is physical therapy or chiropractic treatment OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/physical-therapy-or-chiropractic)
- [Is a massage for a sore back OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/massage-for-a-sore-back)
- [Is flushing debris out of an eye OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/eye-flushed-with-water)
- [Is a metal sliver removed from the eye at a clinic OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/metal-sliver-removed-from-eye)
- [Is an x-ray that shows nothing OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/x-ray-with-no-injury-found)
- [Is a broken finger OSHA recordable even if it gets no treatment?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/broken-finger-no-treatment)
- [Is a punctured eardrum OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/punctured-eardrum)
- [Is it OSHA recordable if a worker goes home early on the day of the injury?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/went-home-early-on-the-day-of-injury)
- [Is it OSHA recordable if the doctor recommends days off but the worker comes in anyway?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/doctor-recommended-days-off-but-worker-came-in)
- [Is light duty after an injury OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/light-duty-after-an-injury)
- [Is a restriction that lasts only the day of the injury OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/restriction-only-on-the-day-of-injury)
- [Is it OSHA recordable if a worker briefly loses consciousness?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/lost-consciousness)
- [How is a work-related death recorded on the OSHA 300 log?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/work-related-fatality)
- [Is heat exhaustion treated with water and rest OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/heat-exhaustion-water-and-rest)
- [Is heat illness treated with IV fluids OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/heat-illness-iv-fluids)
- [Is a needlestick from a discarded syringe on a job site OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/needlestick-from-discarded-syringe)
- [When is hearing loss OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/hearing-loss-standard-threshold-shift)
- [Is a car accident in the company parking lot while commuting OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/car-accident-in-company-parking-lot)
- [Is a cold or the flu OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/cold-or-flu)
- [Is back pain that started at home but shows up at work OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/back-pain-from-lifting-at-home)
- [Is a pre-existing injury that gets worse at work OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/pre-existing-injury-aggravated-at-work)
- [Is a flare-up of an injury already on the log a new OSHA recordable case?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/same-injury-flares-up-again)
- [Is an injury at a voluntary company sports event OSHA recordable?](https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/company-softball-game)

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