# Is a splinter removed with tweezers OSHA recordable?

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Last updated: 2026-10-23

**Short answer:** Not recordable

No. Removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs or other simple means is first aid. If a clinician has to cut the skin to get it out, that is medical treatment.


## 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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