LOG OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES (FORM 300) ACTIVITY

All work related incidents/illnesses are to be report to the supervisor as soon as possible after the incident/illness has occurred. The supervisor will investigate the incident to determine if any preventative measures are necessary to stop recurrence. This investigation will also determine if the accident meets the criteria for recording the injury/illness on the OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. Supervisors will provide all of the necessary information to the designated OSHA recordkeeper who will assure the injury/illness is logged.

The following work-related injuries and illnesses are considered recordable for OSHA recordkeeping purposes:

  1. Death
  2. Loss of Consciousness
  3. Days away from work
  4. Restricted work activity
  5. Job transfer
  6. Medical treatment beyond first aid
  7. A serious or significant injury/illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care provided
  8. Other specific criteria

The other specified criteria includes:

  1. Any needlestick injury or cut from a sharp object contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material.
  2. Any case requiring an employee to be medically removed under the requirements of an OSHA standard (lead, formaldehyde, ethylene oxide)
  3. Any hearing loss of 25dB at 2000, 3000 and 4000 Hz.
  4. A positive TB skin test or a diagnosis of tuberculosis made by a physician or other licensed health care provider after exposure to a known case of active TB.

The following are considered first aid treatment: using non-prescription drugs at non-prescription strength; cleaning, flushing or soaking a wounds, using a wound covering such as BandAids, gauze pads, SteriStrip or butterfly bandages; using hot or cold therapy, using eye patches, using simple irrigation or a cotton swab to remove foreign bodies from the eye; using irrigation, tweezers cotton swab or other simple means to remove splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye; using finger guards, using massages or drinking fluid to relieve heat stress.

Please review the OSHA 300 Log. If this log represented injuries and illness at your work place:

a. What patterns do you see?

b. Is the infomration recorded in a useful way?

c. What can't you determine from looking at OSAH 300 Log?

d. How would you get this information?

e. List the steps you would you take to investigate these incidents.

f. What actions would you take to prevent recurrence of these incidents?

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