Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s OSH Act, a work-related injury or illness must be reported if it results in at least one of the following issues:
- Days away from work
- Work-related amputations, inpatient hospitalizations, and/or loss of an eye
- Medical treatment beyond first aid
- Restricted work or transfer to another job
- A significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or licensed health care professional
- Loss of consciousness
- Death
OSHA also requires that cases involving cancer, chronic irreversible conditions, a fractured or cracked bone, or a punctured eardrum must also be reported.
Injuries that are not considered work-related, and thus are not to be reported, typically include injuries that occur to the general public, most parking lot accidents, mental illnesses not related to work, cold/flus, injuries that are self-induced, food poisoning, or injuries that occur due to natural disasters or other outside factors.
Injuries that do not require more than first aid are also non-reportable. This includes:
- Non-prescription strength medications
- Injuries requiring a Tetanus shot
- Cleaning, flushing, or soaking surface wounds
- Non-medical wound coverings such as Band-Aids, butterfly bandages, gauze pads, or other bandages
- Hot or cold therapy
- Using non-rigid means of support such as Ace bandages or wraps
- Using temporary immobilization devices
- Using an eye patch
- Drilling a fingernail or draining a blister
- Removal of a foreign body from the eye with irrigation only
- Splinter removal
- Finger guards
- Non-medical massages
- Drinking fluids for heat relief
If you have been injured in a construction accident, contact America’s Consumer Lawyer for a free consultation. We are a Chicago-based injury law firm representing individuals (and their families) who have suffered an injury in an accident. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you. Lastly, America’s Consumer Lawyer is not paid attorneys’ fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.
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