Is It Recordable?Stitches & sutures: OSHA recordability scenarios
Is it recordable? 5 OSHA recordkeeping scenarios about stitches & sutures, with answers and OSHA references.
Homemade Stitches
An employee cuts their arm while opening a box at work. They self-administer stitches and later are directed to visit the doctor. The…
Not recordableButtering Toast
An employee was spreading butter on a piece of toast as a snack for work. The butter knife slipped and stabbed the webbing between the…
Not recordableCarving a Stick
An employee is sitting outside at a worksite on their lunchbreak. Using their own folding knife, the begin carving a stick. The knife…
RecordableGiant Squid
At the end of the workday, prior to clocking out, an employee hears screams for help coming from a nearby beach. He goes to investigate…
Not recordablePushup Fail
During a lunch break in the employee break room, some employees challenge their fellow employee to clap between doing pushups. The suit…
Recordable