If an employee received medical treatment from injuries sustained in an earthquake or other “Act of God” situation, would it still be an OSHA recordable?

Unfortunately, OSHA does not exempt acts of violence, terrorism, or “Acts of God,” from the recordkeeping requirements. OSHA explains in the preamble discussion to 1904.5: “Acts of God: ... OSHA has not adopted such an exception because doing so would not be in keeping with the geographic presumption underpinning this final rule, and would exclude cases that are in fact work-related. For example, if a worker was injured in a flood while at work, the case would be work-related, even though the flood could be considered an act of God. Accordingly, if workplace injuries and illnesses result from these events, they must be entered into the records ...”