MIOSHA: Summary: Act 154 Part 11 Recording and Reporting

Question 1

A. MIOSHA Injury and Illness Reporting:

X or more employees or specifically requested by MIOSHA

Answer 1

Ten (10)

Question 2

“First Aid” means any of the following:

a. Using X. A recommendation by a physician or other
licensed health care professional to X is considered medical treatment for record keeping purposes.

Answer 2

use a nonprescription medication at prescription strength

Question 3

“First Aid” means any of the following:

b. Administering X. (Other immunizations such as hepatitis B vaccine or rabies vaccine, are considered medical treatment.

Answer 3

tetanus immunizations

Question 4

“First Aid” means any of the following:

c. X on the surface of the skin.

Answer 4

Cleaning, flushing, or soaking wounds

Question 5

“First Aid” means any of the following:

d. Using X

Answer 5

wound coverings such as bandages, Band-aids,
gauze pads, or the like, or using butterfly bandages or
Steri-strips. (Other wound closing devices such as
sutures, staples, and the like are considered medical
treatment).

Question 6

“First Aid” means any of the following:

e. Using X therapy.

Answer 6

hot or cold

Question 7

“First Aid” means any of the following:

f. Using any X means of support, such as elastic
bandages, wraps, nonrigid back belts, or the like.
(Devices that have rigid stays or other systems
designed to immobilize parts of the body are considered
medical treatment for record keeping purposes).

Answer 7

non-rigid

Question 8

“First Aid” means any of the following:

g. Using temporary X

Answer 8

immobilization devices while

transporting an accident victim, such as splints, slings, neck collars, backboards and the like.

Question 9

“First Aid” means any of the following:

h. X of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure or
draining fluid from a blister.

Answer 9

Drilling

Question 10

“First Aid” means any of the following:

i. Using eye X

Answer 10

patches

Question 11

“First Aid” means any of the following:

j. Removing X using only irrigation or a cotton swab

Answer 11

foreign bodies from the eye

Question 12

“First Aid” means any of the following:

k. Removing splinters or foreign material from X by irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs or other simple means.

Answer 12

areas other than than the eye

Question 13

“First Aid” means any of the following:

l. Using finger X

Answer 13

guards

Question 14

“First Aid” means any of the following:

m. Using X. (Physical therapy or chiropractic treatment is considered medical treatment for record keeping purposes).

Answer 14

massages

Question 15

“First Aid” means any of the following:

n. Drinking fluids for X

Answer 15

relief of heat stress.

Question 16

C. Occupational Injury or Illness

Means an X

Answer 16

abnormal condition or disorder.

Question 17

C. Occupational Injury or Illness

Occupational injury is a result of X.
Occupational illnesses include both Y

Answer 17

a work accident or from exposure involving a single incident in the work environment and includes but is not limited to, a cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation

acute and chronic illnesses, including, but not limited to, a skin disease, respiratory disorder, or poisoning.

Question 18

C. Occupational Injury or Illness

Injuries and illnesses are recordable only if they are

Answer 18

new, work-related cases.

Question 19

D. Physician or other licensed health care professional

Means a physician or other licensed health care
professional who is an individual and whose X

Answer 19

legally permitted scope of practice, that is, license, registration, or certification, allows him or her to independently perform, or the activities described by these rules.

Question 20

E. Recordable Injuries and Illnesses

1. Means an injury or illness that meets the general recording criteria, and therefore is recordable, if it results in one or more of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Answer 20

a. Death
b. Days away from work
c. Restricted work or transfer to another job
d. Medical treatment beyond first aid
e. Loss of consciousness

Question 21

E. Recordable Injuries and Illnesses

2. An employer must also consider a case as meeting the general recording criteria if it involves a X diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in Y

Answer 21

significant injury or illness

death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.

Question 22

F. Basic Recording Criteria:

1. Each employer required to keep records of fatalities,
   injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury,
   and illness that involves all of the following:
   a.
   b.
   c.
   d.

Answer 22

a. Is work related
b. Is a new case.
c. Meets one (1) or more of the general recording criteria.
d. Additional criteria is such as needlestick and sharps
injury cases, tuberculosis cases, and medical removal cases

Question 23

H. I. MIOSHA Reporting Forms:

Answer 23

1. MIOSHA 300: A log of work related illnesses, injuries, ordeaths. Generally kept in use for one year.
2. MIOSHA 300 A: A summary of work-related illnesses, injuries, or deaths which summarizes the 300 log at the end of the year.
3. MIOSHA 301: The injury and illness incident report. Recorded for each reported work related injury, illness, or death.

Question 24

Work related fatalities and/or the hospitalization of (X) or more employees must be reported to MIOSHA within Y hours .
1-800-858-0397

Answer 24

3

8

Question 25

Effective Sept 1, 2015 employers must report within X hours any work related amputation, loss of eye, or inpatient hospitalization of any employee.

Answer 25

24

Question 26

I. Providing Records to Government Representatives:

1. Must be provided within X hours of request.

Answer 26

4

Question 27

J. Violations: Civil and Criminal Penalties

1. Citations for serious violations: X

Answer 27

$7,000.00

Question 28

J. Violations: Civil and Criminal Penalties

2. Failing to correct a violation: X

Answer 28

$7,000.00 each day

Question 29

J. Violations: Civil and Criminal Penalties

3. Willful or repeated violations: X

Answer 29

$5,000.00 to $70,000.00

Question 30

J. Violations: Civil and Criminal Penalties

4. Willful violation causing death: X

Answer 30

$10,000.00 and/or up to one (1) year

Question 31

J. Violations: Civil and Criminal Penalties

5. Making false statements: X

Answer 31

$10,000.00 and/or up to six (6) months