Specified injury
A category of serious injury to a worker that must be reported to the relevant authority under the reporting regulations, regardless of the number of days of absence. The category replaced formerly reportable major injuries in GB under RIDDOR 2013.
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“specified injury”Exact equivalentRegulation 4 of RIDDOR 2013 requires the responsible person to notify HSE of any specified injury to a worker. Schedule 1 of RIDDOR 2013 lists specified injuries, which include: fractures (other than finger, thumb or toe); amputations; any injury resulting in permanent loss of sight or reduction of sight; crush injuries causing internal organ damage; serious burns; any scalping; loss of consciousness caused by head injury or asphyxia; and any injury arising from working in an enclosed space.
Irish HSA
“specified injury”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
US OSHA
“specified injury”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Note: The GB specified injury category was introduced by RIDDOR 2013. Irish and OSHA frameworks use different categories and thresholds.
Practitioner note: Reportable regardless of any absence from work. The list is specific, so an injury that feels serious is not necessarily a specified injury, and the reverse also holds.