Cases that result in days away from work are recordable, and the cap day count is?

The cap day count for cases that result in days away from work is set at 180 days. This means that if an employee is unable to work due to a work-related injury or illness, the days counted towards the severity of the case as recordable are capped at 180 days. Beyond this period, further days away from work due to the same injury or illness are not counted for recordkeeping purposes by OSHA.

This regulation ensures that the record-keeping reflects significant cases without overwhelming the data with excessive counts of days off that may not provide a realistic picture of workplace safety or employee health recovery. Thus, the cap serves both to enforce accountability for workplace safety and to help organizations manage employee return-to-work programs more effectively.