recordkeeping workshop quiz courtney w. bohannon jackson area office

Recordkeeping Workshop Quiz

Courtney W. Bohannon

Jackson Area Office

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of the training the participants

should be able to: Identify the employers and employees

who are covered under OSHA’s Recordkeeping requirements.

Differentiate between medical treatment and first aid.

Complete the OSHA 300 Log.

Activity #1: Recordkeeping Coverage

Is this employer required to keep records?

• Employer has three construction establishments in SIC 1623. Site A employees 6 people; Site B employees 2 & Site C employs 1.

• No. Exempt due to size.


• Employer has three establishments. Site A is a construction establishment SIC (1623) located in Tupelo & employees 6 people; Site B is a warehouse (SIC 4223) located in Jackson & employees 2 & Site C is a manufacturing operation located in Hattiesburg that employs 4.

Answer• Yes - Based on both SIC and size (size is

calculated based on the total number of employees in the firm) all 3 sites must keep records.

• If one or more of a company’s establishments are classified in a non-partially-exempt industry, the company must keep OSHA injury/illness records for all establishments unless exempt based on size under 1904.1.


• Employer has 2 grain elevators (SIC 4221) employing a total of 50 people and 1 health food store (SIC 5499) employing 20 people.

• Grain elevator must keep records; health food store does not have to keep records because of its SIC.


• Dental Office (SIC 8021) that employs 20 people.

• No - partially exempt based on SIC


• Temporary staffing firm (SIC 7663) that employs 30 people.

• Yes - temporary service agencies with more than 10 employees must keep records.

Is this person an employee for recordkeeping purposes?• Temporary worker, supervised by

employer, was injured when running a milling.

• Yes - Temporary workers who are supervised by the employer are employees.

Is this person an employee for recordkeeping purposes?• Construction worker who is an

independent contractor, was injured when building a new addition.

• No - Independent contractors (in any industry) are not employees.

Is this person an employee for recordkeeping purposes?

• President of a corporation who was attending a meeting in another state, was injured from a fall that occurred during the meeting.

• Yes - Corporation officers who receive payment for their services are considered employees.

Is this person an employee for recordkeeping purposes?• The company nurse received an

injury while drawing blood as an unpaid volunteer for the Red Cross.

• No - Unpaid volunteers are not employees.

Is this person an employee for recordkeeping purposes?• The self-employed owner of a

company was injured.

• No - Self-employed persons, sole proprietors or partners are not employees.

To records or not record?

• Treatment limited to cleaning, soaking, applying antiseptic and bandaging a wound.

• Not Recordable


• Medical glue was applied to close multiple lacerations.

• Recordable


• Butterfly bandages were applied to multiple lacerations.

• Not Recordable


• Applying non-prescription ointments on follow-up visits to prevent drying and cracking of skin.

• Not Recordable


• Removal of an embedded foreign material from the eye.

• Recordable


• Second or subsequent hot and cold soaks and use of whirlpool treatment.

• Not Recordable


• Drilling a fingernail to drain the fluid and relieve the pressure.

• Not Recordable


• One-time administration of oxygen for several minutes.

• Recordable


• Following a chest X-Ray an employee was diagnosed with silicosis.

• Recordable


• One time administration of prescription medication to alleviate minor discomfort.

• Recordable


• Additional cleaning and application of antiseptic because the bandage became soiled..

• Not Recordable


• Medical removal as mandated by OSHA Standard due to Cadmium poisoning.

• Recordable


• Employee injures back at work and has one chiropractic adjustment.

• Recordable


• A brief loss of consciousness.

• Recordable


• Following an x-ray of a rib for a fracture, x-ray indicates the rib is not broken.

• Not Recordable


• Reaction to flu shot administered in-plant on a voluntary basis.

• Not Recordable


• The injury is the result of choking on a sandwich from the employee’s brown bag lunch.

• Not Recordable


• Adding drops to eye in order to dilate pupils for diagnostic purposes.

• Not Recordable


• Needlestick from sharp object contaminated with potentially infectious material.

• Recordable


• Employee has work-related elbow pain and is given non-prescription pain medication at prescription strength.

• Recordable

Activity #4: Entering Information

Entering Information on the OSHA 300 Log

• 1/4/02, Pat James, Electrician in Maintenance, was shot in the left shoulder by his ex-wife with a shotgun. Incident occurred on the 3rd shift. Pat was hospitalized and off work or 4 weeks, returning to full duty on 2/1/02.

• Recordable {1904.7(b)(3)}, Days Away, injury (27 days away).


• 1/9/02, Carrie Smith, Accounting Clerk. Slipped on ice in the parking lot while leaving work to attend a business meeting. Broke her ankle and was off until 2/6/02

• Recordable {1904.7(b)(3)}, Days Away, Injury (27 days away).


• 1/23/02, Allen Ghouleah, Welder in Welding Department, developed flash burn in both eyes. Received prescription medication. No days away from work.

• Recordable {1904.7(b)(5)}, Other Recordable Cases, All other illnesses.


• 2/1/02, Shawn Hogal, Maintenance Supervisor in Maintenance Department working in the boiler room. Found unconscious in boiler. Sent to hospital where he died 2/3/02. Diagnosis was death due to carbon monoxide.

• Recordable, Death, Poisoning.


• 2/6/02, Shirley Bandan, Assembly Operator in Canning Department. Reported to her supervisor that she was experiencing a pain in both wrist. Plant nurse provided her with immobilizing wrist splints to use.

• Recordable, Other Recordable Cases, All Other Illnesses (MSD)


• 3/6/02, Bob Foglia, Shipping Department Forklift Operator. Broke his right large toe, when the forklift ran over his foot. Unable to walk but was able to drive the forklift. Had another employee do work for him which required walking for 4 days. No days away from work.

• Recordable, Job Restriction, Injury (4 days job restriction)


• 3/9/02, Marilyn Rose, Canning Machine Operator in Canning Department. Foreign object in right eye (not embedded). Doctor said she could return to work but Marilyn did not return for 2 days because of eye pain.

• Not Recordable


• 3/11/02 Carrie Nation, Maintenance Department. Employee is designated first aid responder reported that she received a needle stick to the left hand while cleaning up the Canning Area contaminated with Mark Boulware’s blood after the EMS team removed Mark. There was a recommendation for medical treatment.

• Recordable, Other recordable cases, Injury-Privacy Case.


• 4/24/02 Bob Glapsey, Lead Trainer, Training department, was on a business trip to New Orleans and had completed his training session for the day. While relaxing in his hotel room, an earthquake shook the hotel and Bob sustained severe head injuries. Off work 1 month.

• Not Recordable.


• 5/13/02 Carrie Nation, Maintenance Department. Injury from 3/11/02 has resulted in seroconversion. Diagnosed with Hepatitis C.

• Not a new case, update the log to All Other Illnesses.


• 6/21/02 Cathy Withmore, Computer Operator in the Training Department, choked on a sandwich in the lunchroom. Hospitalized for 2 days.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(iv)}.


• 6/26/02 Linda Cronin, Registrar in the Training Department, tripped on chair leg in the lunchroom when running to get help for Cathy Withmore above. Broke first three toes on left foot, no lost time.

• Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(iv)}, Other Recordable Cases, Injury


• 6/28/02 Jane Blankenburg, Accounting Clerk, was shopping in the company store. Jane broke her ankle in a fall that required 2 weeks away from work.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(ii)}.


• 7/10/02 Merry Dean, a clerical worker, was injured while performing aerobics in a company gymnasium during her lunch hour. Off work for 3 days per doctor’s instructions.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(iii)}.


• 7/15/02 Valerie Gilmore, retired Boiler Room Supervisor (4 years ago), after working 40 years. She was diagnosed with work related asbestosis.

• Recordable, Other Recordable Cases, Respiratory Condition.


• 7/16/02 John Doe, Shop Foreman, had a diabetic incident that occurred while he was working.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(ii)}.


• 9/9/02 David Salem, Accounting Department, was at work when he decided to go to the bank across the street to get traveler’s checks for his vacation. While crossing the street, he was hit by a car and fractured his right leg.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(vii)}


• 9/30/02 Leslie Mitchell, Accounting Department, was shot in left foot during a robbery attempt at the office and was off work until 10/15/02.

• Recordable, Days Away, Injury (14 Days away).


• 9/30/02 Mike Mills, a sales employee attending a company training session after working hours, slipped and fell in the hallway. Broke right knee. Returned to work on 10/02 with restricted work until 11/15.

• Recordable, Days Away, Injury (1 day away, 44 days restriction.


• 9/30/02 Loretta Lynn, Secretary to the President, received a 2nd degree burn from a hair dryer used at work to dry her hair.

• Not Recordable {1904.5(b)(2)(vi).

Electronic Version of OSHA 300 & 300A

Courtney W. BohannonUSDOL – OSHAJackson Area Office

3780 I-55 North Suite 210Jackson, MS 39211-6323601-965-4606 ext. 35

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