# Is flushing debris out of an eye OSHA recordable?

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

**Short answer:** Not recordable

No. Using eye patches and flushing the eye are first aid, and so is removing a foreign body from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab.


## Why

- Only first aid was given. Every treatment you checked is on OSHA's first-aid list. [29 CFR 1904.7(a)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.7)

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