Response: Section 1904.5(a) states, " must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition. Question: Is this a recordable case on the OSHA Log of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses? When he regained consciousness, the employee indicated that he fainted because he cannot tolerate seeing blood. The injured worker did not incur any additional injury or treatment.
The worker immediately became light headed and fainted.
Employee cut fingers on jobsite report to osha skin#
As the co-worker began to apply the Band-Aid, the injured employee looked at his finger where there was a small amount of blood on the skin adjacent to the nail bed. On the way, the injured employee met a co-worker who told him that he had a Band-Aid in his pocket. He immediately began walking to the onsite first aid station to obtain a Band-Aid. Scenario: An employee scratched his index finger on a vinyl saw clamp at work. Specifically, you requested clarification on whether an employee's laceration and subsequent fainting at the sight of blood constitutes a recordable case on the OSHA Form 300. Thank you for your August 12, 2015, letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the recordkeeping requirements contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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