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Does the Injury meet the GENERAL CRITERIA or the APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC…
Does the Injury meet the GENERAL CRITERIA or the APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC CASES?
General Criteria
Death
Days away from work
Does
NOT
include
DAY OF INJURY
MUST
record cases that involve
ONE OR MORE
days away from work
Count the number of
CALENDAR DAYS
the employee was
UNABLE TO WORK
(includes weekend days, holidays, vacation days, etc.)
Cap at 180 days away/days restricted
May stop count if employee leaves company for a reason
UNRELATED
to the injury or illness
If a medical opinion exists, employer
MUST
follow that opinion
Restricted job activity
MUST
record cases that involve
ONE OR MORE
days away from work
Does
NOT
include day of injury
"Restricted"?
Unable to work full workday they otherwise would have been scheduled to work
OR
unable to perform one or more routine job functions
"Routine job functions" are those activities the employee regularly performs at least
ONCE PER WEEK
A case is
NOT
RECORDABLE
as a restricted work case
IF
:
The employee experiences
MINOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT
, a health care professional determines that the employee is
FULLY ABLE TO PERFORM
all of their routine job functions,
AND
the employer assigns a work restriction to that employee for the purposes if
PREVENTING
a more serious condition from developing
Transfer to another job
An injured or ill employee is assigned to a job
OTHER THAN THEIR REGULAR JOB
for a part of the day
If a
PERMANENT
job transfer is made
ON THE DAY OF INJURY
, at least one day of restricted work activity must be recorded
Medical treatment "beyond first aid"
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Visits to PLHCP purely for observation or counselling
Diagnostic procedures
X-rays
Blood tests
MRI's
Prescription medications used for diagnostic purposes (ex., eye drops that dilate pupils)
"First Aid"
Definition:
Non-prescription medications
Tetanus immunizations
Cleaning, flushing, soaking wounds
Wound coverings, butterfly bandages, steri-strips
Hot or cold therapy
Non-rigid means of support
Temporary immobilization devices used to transport accident victims
Removal of foreign objects from areas other than the eye using irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs or other simple means
Removal of foreign bodies from eye using a cotton swab
Eye patches
Drilling of fingernail or toenail, draining fluid from blister
Finger guards
Massages
Drinking fluids to relieve heat stress
Loss of consciousness
ALWAYS
record
Significant injury or illness diagnosed by a PLHCP:
Cancer
Chronic irreversible disease
Punctured ear drum
Fractured or cracked bone or tooth
Needle sticks / exposure to blood borne pathogens
Medical removal from work
Hearing loss (see OSHA standards)