OSHA & Recordables
The True Cost of an OSHA Recordable (Beyond the Clinic Bill)
A recordable is more than a medical invoice. Learn how first-aid response on site can protect your OSHA log — using only verified PeopleWell outcome stats.
OSHA recordables show up on your 300 log, in owner prequalification packets, and in how GCs score your safety program. The clinic visit is only the first line item.
Indirect costs — crew downtime, investigation time, schedule slip, and insurance follow-up — often dwarf the initial treatment bill.
What we can say from verified outcomes
PeopleWell reports verified program outcomes of roughly $1,500 average savings per injury treated on site versus ER transport, 60% less downtime, and 70% fewer OSHA recordables. Those figures are the only performance claims we publish until broader case studies are approved.
- $1,500 average savings per injury treated on site vs. ER transport
- 60% less downtime from workplace injuries
- 70% fewer OSHA recordables among clients
First aid vs. recordable — why presence matters
Many soft-tissue and minor trauma cases can stay in the first-aid category when a trained clinician evaluates and treats them promptly. Delayed or informal care increases the chance a case becomes recordable.
An on-site medic does not invent a loophole — they apply clinical judgment under medical direction so the right cases get the right level of care.
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