OSHA recordkeeping decisions

Here are summary sheets or guides with some useful tips on OSHA recordkeeping for a campus Worker’s Compensation Coordinator.

  1. OSHA Tab Guide doc
  2. Worker's Compensation Entry vs. OSHA Recordkeeping doc
  3. Lost and Restricted Days docx
  4. OSHA Reporting Information pdf
  5. Recordability-First Aid vs Medical Treatment pdf

Use the OSHA recordable decision tree

You can use the decision tree below to determine whether an injury or illness is an OSHA recordable event. If you need more information on the topic in a certain box, you can click on the box to read more.

Injury or illness definition Work Relatedness New Case Determination Involve death loss of conciousness or severe injury or illness one or more day away medical treatment needlestick injury or cut contaminated with another persons blood or other potentially infectious material medical removal per rules in an OSA health standard occupational hearing loss Tuberculosis infection Update record Do not record Record the injury or illness