# Is back pain that started at home but shows up at work OSHA recordable?

URL: https://hardhatbinder.com/en/osha-recordable/back-pain-from-lifting-at-home
Last updated: 2026-10-23

**Short answer:** Not recordable

No, if the symptoms come solely from a non-work event — for example, the worker hurt his back moving furniture over the weekend and felt it while working. If something at work significantly aggravated it, evaluate it as a work-related case.


## Why

- Exception: symptoms surfaced at work but result solely from a non-work event. [29 CFR 1904.5(b)(2)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.5)

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