Is It Recordable?Commuting: OSHA recordability scenarios
Is it recordable? 7 OSHA recordkeeping scenarios about commuting, with answers and OSHA references.
Company Bus
Employees travel to their normal workplace, a remote production site in a mountainous region, in a company-provided bus from a nearby…
RecordableOut of Town Meeting
An employee traveled out of town to attend a 2-hour meeting at the direction of his supervisor. The employee arrived the evening before…
Not recordableHoly Cow
An employee was waking up in the morning to prepare to go to work when a cow fell through his ceiling and crushed him to death. His…
Not recordableWheelchair Transition
An employee who is paralyzed from the waist down parks in the company parking lot at the start of the day. While transitioning from his…
RecordableFrost Bite
An employee arrives to work in half a foot of snow in subzero temps. As he quickly makes his way into the warm building, he drops his…
RecordableParking Lot
The employee was walking up the stairs at work and felt a snap in their leg. The employee was not carrying anything work-related and was…
Not recordableParking Ramp
An employee gets out of her vehicle after driving to work at the start of the day. She parks in a parking garage that is co-owned by her…
It depends