If an employee leaves the company after experiencing a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work and/or days of restricted work or job transfer, how would an employer record the case?

If the employee leaves the company for some reason(s) unrelated to the injury or illness, subparagraph 1904.7(b)(3)(viii) directs the employer to stop counting days away from work or days of restriction/job transfer. In order to stop a count, the employer must first have a count to stop. Thus, the employer must count at least one day away from work or day of restriction/job transfer on the OSHA 300 Log. On the flip side, if the employee leaves the company for some reason(s) related to the injury or illness, subparagraph 1904.7(b)(3)(viii) directs the employer to make an estimate of the count of days away from work or days of restriction/job transfer expected for the particular type of case. Source: OSHA letter of interpretation dated April 3, 2019.