Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › All Industry Administrative Rules › Part 11 - RECORDING AND REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES › GENERAL RECORDING CRITERIA › Section R. 408.22112b - Record work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1112b.
(1)
					 How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from
					 work? When an injury or illness involves 1 or more days away from work, you
					 must record the injury or illness on the MIOSHA 300 Log with a check mark in
					 the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar
					 days away from work in the number of days column. If the employee is out for an
					 extended period of time, you must enter an estimate of the days that the
					 employee will be away, and update the day count when the actual number of days
					 is known.
(2) Do I count the day on
					 which the injury occurred or the illness began? No. You begin counting days
					 away on the day after the injury occurred or the illness began.
(3) How do I record an injury or illness when
					 a physician or other licensed health care professional recommends that the
					 worker stay at home but the employee comes to work anyway? You must record
					 these injuries and illnesses on the MIOSHA 300 Log using the check box for
					 cases with days away from work and enter the number of calendar days away
					 recommended by the physician or other licensed health care professional. If a
					 physician or other licensed health care professional recommends days away, you
					 should encourage your employee to follow that recommendation. However, the days
					 away must be recorded whether the injured or ill employee follows the physician
					 or licensed health care professional's recommendation or not. If you receive
					 recommendations from 2 or more physicians or other licensed health care
					 professionals, you may make a decision as to which recommendation is the most
					 authoritative, and record the case based upon that recommendation.
(4) How do I handle a case when a physician
					 or other licensed health care professional recommends that the worker return to
					 work but the employee stays at home anyway? In this situation, you must end the
					 count of days away from work on the date the physician or other licensed health
					 care professional recommends that the employee return to work.
(5) How do I count weekends, holidays, or
					 other days the employee would not have worked anyway? You must count the number
					 of calendar days the employee was unable to work as a result of the injury or
					 illness, regardless of whether or not the employee was scheduled to work on
					 those days. Weekend days, holidays, vacation days, or other days off are
					 included in the total number of days recorded if the employee would not have
					 been able to work on those days because of a work-related injury or
					 illness.
(6) How do I record a case
					 in which a worker is injured or becomes ill on a Friday and reports to work on
					 a Monday, and was not scheduled to work on the weekend? You need to record this
					 case only if you receive information from a physician or other licensed health
					 care professional indicating that the employee should not have worked, or
					 should have performed only restricted work, during the weekend. If so, you must
					 record the injury or illness as a case with days away from work or restricted
					 work, and enter the day counts, as appropriate.
(7) How do I record a case in which a worker
					 is injured or becomes ill on the day before scheduled time off such as a
					 holiday, a planned vacation, or a temporary plant closing? You need to record a
					 case of this type only if you receive information from a physician or other
					 licensed health care professional indicating that the employee should not have
					 worked, or should have performed only restricted work, during the scheduled
					 time off. If so, you must record the injury or illness as a case with days away
					 from work or restricted work, and enter the day counts, as
					 appropriate.
(8) Is there a limit
					 to the number of days away from work I must count? Yes. You may "cap" the total
					 days away at 180 calendar days. You are not required to keep track of the
					 number of calendar days away from work if the injury or illness resulted in
					 more than 180 calendar days away from work or days of job transfer or
					 restriction, or both. In such a case, entering 180 in the total days away
					 column will be considered adequate.
(9) May I stop counting days if an employee
					 who is away from work because of an injury or illness retires or leaves my
					 company? Yes. If the employee leaves your company for some reason unrelated to
					 the injury or illness, such as retirement, a plant closing, or to take another
					 job, you may stop counting days away from work or days of restriction or job
					 transfer. If the employee leaves your company because of the injury or illness,
					 you must estimate the total number of days away or days of restriction or job
					 transfer and enter the day count on the MIOSHA 300 Log.
(10) If a case occurs in one year but results
					 in days away during the next calendar year, do I record the case in both years?
					 No. You only record the injury or illness once. You must enter the number of
					 calendar days away for the injury or illness on the MIOSHA 300 Log for the year
					 in which the injury or illness occurred. If the employee is still away from
					 work because of the injury or illness when you prepare the annual summary,
					 estimate the total number of calendar days you expect the employee to be away
					 from work, use this number to calculate the total for the annual summary, and
					 then update the initial log entry later when the day count is known or reaches
					 the 180-day cap.