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    • What if you are injured at work?
    • What does worker’s compensation cover?
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    • Before an injury or illness
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    • WC staff at Universities of Wisconsin
  1. University of Wisconsin System
  2. Worker's Compensation
  3. Coordinators
  4. OSHA recordkeeping decisions
  5. OSHA recording: No

OSHA recording: No

Coordinators

  • Initial coordinator actions
  • Processing the claim
  • Enterprise database
  • OSHA recordkeeping decisions
  • Cause code assistance
  • Training resources for coordinators
  • Return to Work Guidelines
  • Contacts

If the injury or illness is not work-related by OSHA’s criteria, or if it does not meet any of the general recording criteria, then it is not recordable for OSHA purposes. Simply enter “N” in the OSHA recordable field on the OSHA tab in STARS Web.

Other references

OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook: For more information on recording criteria.

OSHA Recordkeeping Decisions

  • Injury or illness: definition
  • Work-relatedness
  • New case determination
  • Death, loss of consciousness, and significant injury or illness
  • Days Away, Restricted, or Transfer
  • Medical treatment beyond first aid
  • Needlestick reporting
  • Medical removal
  • Hearing loss
  • Tuberculosis: OSHA recordkeeping
  • Update the OSHA record
  • OSHA recording: No
  • OSHA recording: Yes
  • Recording an entry: Worker’s comp vs. OSHA summary

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