# Is a needlestick from a discarded syringe on a job site OSHA recordable?

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Last updated: 2026-10-23

**Short answer:** Recordable — other recordable case (column J)

Yes. A needlestick or cut from a sharp object contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material is recordable, even without treatment. Enter it as a privacy case: leave the worker's name off the log.


## Why

- Contaminated needlestick or sharps injury. [29 CFR 1904.8](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1904.8)

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