# Is light duty after an injury OSHA recordable?

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Last updated: 2026-10-23

**Short answer:** Recordable — job transfer or restriction (column I)

Yes, when the restriction starts after the day of injury. A worker who can't do one or more routine functions of the job — for example, no climbing ladders or no lifting over 20 pounds — or can't work a full day is on restricted work, recorded in column I.


## Why

- The worker was restricted or transferred after the day of injury. [29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.7)

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