

On the other hand, his family physician advised him not to go back to work. The attending physician suggested working on restricted time. He was taken to a hospital for x-rays and a short cast was put on his leg. Scenario: At our construction site a contractor sustained leg injuries. We will assume that for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes, the contract construction workers discussed in your letter are subject to your day-to-day supervision and therefore, if subject to OSHA coverage, you would enter recordable injuries and illnesses of these workers onto your OSHA 200 Log (P 24, Q&A 1 and 2). I will paraphrase the relevant part of your incident description and cite the Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by page and Q&A number(s) whenever possible in our response. However, as you are also aware, by using the same criteria worldwide, you will be able to make valid comparisons of the safety records of all your establishments. As you are aware, your operation in Canada is outside the geographic scope for coverage under Section 4(a) of the OSH Act of 1970.

Thank you for your letter dated Jrequesting clarification concerning conflicting medical opinions with regard to restricted duties.
