OSHA recordable
A work-related injury or illness that meets the recording criteria under 29 CFR 1904, requiring the employer to enter the case on the OSHA 300 log.
Also known as
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Irish HSA
No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
US OSHA
“OSHA recordable case”Exact equivalentA work-related injury or illness is recordable if it involves death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, or a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a healthcare professional. The employer records each case on the OSHA 300 log and summarises on the OSHA 300A annually.
Note: US federal OSHA instrument. Related family with RIDDOR and IR1 but criteria differ significantly.
Practitioner note: OSHA records any case where a worker is away from work, on restricted duty, or transferred. There is no fixed day threshold. GB and Irish frameworks use absence thresholds (7 and 3 days respectively).
Same term, different meaning across frameworks
Nearest equivalent in other frameworks
- →riddor-reportable (GB)
- →ir1-notification (Ireland)