Is It Recordable?
Scenario Q190

Dishonest Employee: is it recordable?

Verdict: Not recordable
Published 2021-06-27

Question

An employee set to retire within a year reported that he injured a shoulder while lifting a piece of equipment. The employee receives shoulder surgery and misses a month of work. Later, a coworker reported that the injury actually occurred at home while the employee was replacing the roof on their house. During an investigation the employee confirms the injury was not work-related. The injury has already been added to the OSHA log. Is it recordable?

Answer

NO. The entry on the OSHA log can be lined out because the injury was found to be not work-related.

1904.33(a)Do I have to update the OSHA 300 Log during the five-year storage period? Yes, during the storage period, you must update your stored OSHA 300 Logs to include newly discovered recordable injuries or illnesses and to show any changes that have occurred in the classification of previously recorded injuries and illnesses. If the description or outcome of a case changes, you must remove or line out the original entry and enter the new information.

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This is guidance based on 29 CFR Part 1904 and OSHA letters of interpretation. Facts and details may be altered or fictional. As specified by OSHA, the employer is responsible for the final recordability determination.