How does OSHA define "in-patient hospitalization"?
OSHA defines in-patient hospitalization as a formal admission to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.
No need to report hospitalization for observation or diagnostic testing only.
Do I have to report an in-patient hospitalization that involves only observation or diagnostic testing?
- No, you do not have to report an in-patient hospitalization that involves only observation or diagnostic testing. You must only report to OSHA each inpatient hospitalization that involves care or treatment.
How does OSHA define "amputation"?
An amputation is the traumatic loss of a limb or other external body part. Amputations include a part, such as a limb or appendage, that has been severed, cut off, amputated (either completely or partially); fingertip amputations with or without bone loss; medical amputations resulting from irreparable damage; amputations of body parts that have since been reattached. Amputations do not include avulsions, enucleations, deglovings, scalpings, severed ears, or broken or chipped teeth.
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5-5. Which of the following in-patient services would require reporting to OSHA?
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