Which of the following is considered recordable under OSHA recordkeeping requirements?

• A. Death
• B. Minor cut treated with a bandage
• C. Travel expense reimbursement
• D. Regular shift schedule change

Answer: (A)

Under OSHA recordkeeping, you must record work-related fatalities along with certain injuries and illnesses on the OSHA logs. A death is considered recordable if it results from a work-related incident. That makes it the correct option because a fatality represents the most severe outcome of a work-related event and must be captured in the records.

The other items don’t require recording under typical OSHA rules: a minor cut treated with a bandage is usually first aid and not recordable; travel expense reimbursement is an administrative matter, not an injury or illness; a regular shift schedule change is a workplace administrative change, not an injury or illness.