a) Basic Requirement
Record all work-related needlestick injuries and cuts from
sharp objects that are contaminated with another person's blood or other
potentially infectious material (as defined by
29 CFR
1910.1030) . Enter the case on the OSHA 300
Log as an injury. To protect the employee's privacy, do not enter the
employee's name on the OSHA 300 Log (see the requirements for privacy cases in
Section
350.340(b)(6) through
(b)(9)) .
b) Implementation
1) Other potentially infectious materials is
defined in the Bloodborne Pathogens standard at
29
CFR
1910.1030(b). These
materials include:
A) Human bodily fluids,
tissues and organs; and
B) Other
materials infected with the HIV or hepatitis B virus, such as laboratory
cultures or tissues from experimental animals.
2) All cuts, lacerations, punctures and
scratches need to be recorded only if they are work-related and involve
contamination with another person's blood or other potentially infectious
material. If the cut, laceration or scratch involves a clean object, or a
contaminant other than blood or other potentially infectious material record
the case only if it meets one or more of the recording criteria in Section
350.290.
3) If an injury is recorded and the employee
is later diagnosed with an infectious bloodborne disease, update the OSHA 300
Log. The classification of the case on the OSHA 300 Log must be updated if the
case results in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer.
The description must also be updated to identify the infectious disease and
change the classification of the case from an injury to an illness.
4) If an employee is splashed with or exposed
to blood or other potentially infectious material without being cut or
scratched, record the incident on the OSHA 300 Log as an
illness if:
A) It results in the diagnosis of a
bloodborne illness, such as HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C; or
B) It meets one or more of the recording
criteria in Section 350.290.
