Toledo Area office work related fatalities in NW Ohio 15 non-work related fatalities

Region V - FY work related fatalities (thru 10/01/12) Toledo Area office - FY work related fatalities 21 non-work related fatalities Toledo Area office - FY work related fatalities 1 non-work related fatalities

Recordkeeping Joe Margetiak Compliance Officer Toledo Area Office May 2012

OSHA’s Recordkeeping Page

OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook The Regulation and Related Interpretations for Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis Office of Statistical Analysis OSHA R 2005

What is Recordkeeping? A written record of work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses

Is a BWC claim the same as an OSHA Recordable? NO

Does every employer have to keep an OSHA recordable log? NO

Partial exempt: Employers with less than 10 employees Select industries (appendix A to subpart B) with low rates

What are “rates” Calculation based on the number of OSHA recordables and the number of hours worked

Must report to OSHA Any work-related incident that results in a fatality Any work-related incident that results in 3 or more persons admitted to the hospital

Should I notify OSHA? Heart attack at work? Traffic fatality – worker is on the job? Amputation? Employees going to the hospital? (Must report a fatality if it occurs within 30 days of work-related incident)

If the injury, illness, or fatality had or might have had something to do with work, it is to be recorded on the OSHA 300 log until you can prove otherwise

1904.5(b)(2) You are not required to record injuries and illnesses if... (i)At the time of the injury or illness, the employee was present in the work environment as a member of the general public rather than as an employee. (ii) The injury or illness involves signs or symptoms that surface at work but result solely from a non-work- related event or exposure that occurs outside the work environment. (iii) The injury or illness results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in flu shot, exercise class, racquetball, or baseball. (iv) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee eating, drinking, or preparing food or drink for personal consumption (whether bought on the employer's premises or brought in). For example, if the employee is injured by choking on a sandwich while in the employer's establishment, the case would not be considered work-related. Note: If the employee is made ill by ingesting food contaminated by workplace contaminants (such as lead), or gets food poisoning from food supplied by the employer, the case would be considered work-related. (v) The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) at the establishment outside of the employee's assigned working hours. (vi) The injury or illness is solely the result of personal grooming, self medication for a non-work-related condition, or is intentionally self-inflicted. (vii) The injury or illness is caused by a motor vehicle accident and occurs on a company parking lot or company access road while the employee is commuting to or from work. (viii) The illness is the common cold or flu (Note: contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis A, or plague are considered work-related if the employee is infected at work). (ix) The illness is a mental illness. Mental illness will not be considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed health care professional with appropriate training and experience (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related.

An employee knits a sweater for her daughter during the lunch break. She lacerates her hand and needed sutures. She is engaged in a personal task. Are lunch breaks or other breaks considered "assigned working hours?" Is the case recordable? Response #1: This case must be recorded because it does not meet the exception to work-relatedness in Section (b)(2)(v) for injuries that occur in the work environment but are solely due to personal tasks. For the "personal tasks" exception to apply, the injury or illness must 1) be solely the result of the employee doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) and 2) occur outside of the employee's assigned working hours. OSHA clarified in a January 15, 2004 letter of interpretation that Section (b)(2)(v) does not apply to injuries and illnesses that occur during breaks in the normal work schedule. Here, the exception does not apply because the injury occurred during the employee's lunch break.January 15, 2004 letter of interpretation

When in doubt record it. Document why you did not record it.

Attention: This form contains information relating to employee health and must be used in a manner that protects the confidentiality of employees to the extent possible while the information is being used for occupational safety and health purposes. OSHA's Form 300 (Rev. 01/2004) Year Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration You must record information about every work-related injury or illness that involves loss of consciousness, restricted work activity or job transfer, days away from work, or medical treatment beyond first aid. You must also record significant work-related injuries and illnesses that are diagnosed by a physician or licensed health care professional. You must also record work-related injuries and illnesses that meet any of the specific recording criteria listed in 29 CFR through Feel free to use two lines for a single case if you need to. You must complete an injury and illness incident report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent form for each injury or illness recorded on this form. If you're not sure whether a case is recordable, call your local OSHA office for help. Form approved OMB no Establishment name City State Identify the personDescribe the case Classify the case CHECK ONLY ONE box for each case based on the most serious outcome for that case: Enter the number of days the injured or ill worker was: Check the "injury" column or choose one type of illness: (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F) Case No.Employee's NameJob Title (e.g., Welder) Date of injury or onset of illness Where the event occurred (e.g. Loading dock north end) Describe injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill (e.g. Second degree burns on right forearm from acetylene torch) (M) Skin Disorder Respiratory Condition Poisoning Hearing Loss All other illnesses Death Days away from work Remained at work Away From Work (days) On job transfer or restriction (days) Injury (mo./day) Job transfer or restriction Other record- able cases (G)(H)(I)(J)(K)(L)(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Page totals Be sure to transfer these totals to the Summary page (Form 300A) before you post it. Injury Skin Disord er Respir atory Conditi on Poisoni ng Hearin g Loss All other illness es Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14 minutes per response, including time to review the instruction, search and gather the data needed, and complete and review the collection of information. Persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have any comments about these estimates or any aspects of this data collection, contact: US Department of Labor, OSHA Office of Statistics, Room N-3644, 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC Do not send the completed forms to this office. Page1 of 1(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

Identify the personDescribe the case (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F) Case No.Employee's NameJob Title (e.g., Welder) Date of injury or onset of illness Where the event occurred (e.g. Loading dock north end) Describe injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill (e.g. Second degree burns on right forearm from acetylene torch) (mo./day)

Identify the personDescribe the case (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F) Case No.Employee's NameJob Title (e.g., Welder) Date of injury or onset of illness Where the event occurred (e.g. Loading dock north end) Describe injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill (e.g. Second degree burns on right forearm from acetylene torch) (mo./day) privacy case Nurse 01/12/12 resident’s room; second floor, was giving insulin injection, resident bumped the employee’s hand, and dropped needle on leg, needled entered right thigh 02-12Ralph Jones laborer 02/12dock cut 03-12Symantha Smythe press operator04/02/12 Walking in on front sidewalk slipped on ice on the sidewalk; fell and bruised left foot and ankle; restrictions 04-12Lysse Eliasse Admin assistant 06/03/12 Copier room Tripped on electrical cord to copier; injured lower back; doctor’s visit; prescription

Identify the personDescribe the case (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F) Case No.Employee's NameJob Title (e.g., Welder) Date of injury or onset of illness Where the event occurred (e.g. Loading dock north end) Describe injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill (e.g. Second degree burns on right forearm from acetylene torch) (mo./day) privacy case Nurse 01/12/12 resident’s room; second floor, was giving insulin injection, resident bumped the employee’s hand, and dropped needle on leg, needled entered right thigh 02-12Ralph Jones laborer 02/12dock cut 03-12Symantha Smythe press operator04/02/12 Walking in on front sidewalk slipped on ice on the sidewalk; fell and bruised left foot and ankle; restrictions 04-12Lysse Eliasse Admin assistant 06/03/12 Copier room Tripped on electrical cord to copier; injured lower back; doctor’s visit; prescription

Annual posting: February 1 – April 30 Must be signed by company executive Make sure the NAICS code is accurate Make sure the numbers add up Don’t forget the year your company name