Recordability decisions, with the reasoning shown.

Needlesticks, sharps injuries, and other bloodborne exposure events.

Thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiation burns.

Wounds breaking the skin, including punctures and abrasions.

Foreign bodies, chemical splashes, abrasions, and other eye trauma.

Broken or cracked bones, including closed and open fractures.

Occupational hearing loss including standard threshold shifts.

Tuberculosis, COVID-19, and other occupationally-acquired infections.

Work-related mental illness conditions diagnosed by a PLHCP.

MSDs including repetitive strain injuries and chronic conditions.

Soft-tissue injuries to ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

Injuries during voluntary or required attendance at company events, parties, or activities.

Injuries during lunch breaks, rest periods, or off-the-clock at-work moments.

Injuries while performing work at a customer site or other off-site location.

Injuries occurring during normal work activities at the workplace.

Injuries on company-owned or controlled property outside the immediate work area.

Cases involving pre-existing conditions made worse by a workplace event.

Injuries during work-related travel, including transit and customer sites.

Injuries occurring during telework or home-based work.

Counting days away, restricted, or transferred for recordkeeping.

Any duration of unconsciousness from a work-related event.

Distinguishing first aid (not recordable) from medical treatment beyond first aid (recordable).

Severe injury reporting requirements (8-hour fatality, 24-hour hospitalization/amputation/eye loss).

Cases where an employee cannot perform routine functions or is transferred.

Cancer, fractures, chronic disease, or punctured eardrum diagnoses.

Whether an event or exposure occurred in the work environment.