Should You Record Weekends, Vacations And Holidays On Your OSHA Log?

I am often asked: “Should I count weekends, holidays, or other days for OSHA recordkeeping purposes?” As a general rule 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. Therefore, 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.

A related question I am also asked is: “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?” In this case you need to record this case in your OSHA log 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. By the same token, if do you do not receive such information from the treating physician you are not required to record the claim in your OSHA log.

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