Posted By David Bannister Yes. Work time, work organised, presumably a "team building" jolly. Possibly pressure to participate too. If this then results in >3 days absence then I believe it is RIDDOR reportable.

Posted By David Ferrier I'm comfortable with it being categorised as an MTI under OSHA, as the IP attended hospital and was prescribed painkillers and anti-inflammatories, following an X-ray. It isn't, as yet, RIDDOR reportable, as he was able to continue his normal duties the following day. My own view is that it is work-related, as there was a degree of expectation that he would take part, even though not mandatory. David

Posted By Bob Shillabeer Yes it is recordable as a work injury, that is quite plain to see from the responces recieved to date. Why not ask the orgaisers for thier advise. I'm sure it is not the first time they have had an injury resulting from the activity, ask them. Any activity taken during employment whether a fun thing like paint balling is still a work activity so will need to be recorded as a work accident and the file maintained appropriately. If there is a likelyhood of a claim being made speak to the organisers and get thier advise.

Posted By Jay Joshi Many of us who use OSHA recording criteria to classify accidents and illnesses for internal safety statistics ( and to compare it with others who use the same criteria) can find it extremely difficult to interpret it! This has nothing much to do with either RIDDOR reporting, recording in the Accident Book. allocating liability or fear of claims etc, but simply whether it is an OSHA "recordable" accident. There are 2 main factors. The first one is work relatedness and the second is whether it meets the general or other specific recoding criteria! It is my contention that organisations using the OSHA recording criteria (for EMPLOYEES) as an indicator of safety performance tend to become extremely risk averse. This is because of what constitutes OSHA medical treatment includes being prescribed medicine or use of sutures/medical glue or even use of non-prescription medicine at prescription doses! For example, an employee who gets a cut on the arms that requires a stitch or two, despite being able to return to normal work immediately would not be RIDDOR reportable, but constitutes Medical Treatment under OSHA recording! Whereas it may be a positive aspect to make some comparisons, it was not the regulators aim that the recording criteria be used as a key safety performance indicator as it is a reactive/lagging indicator. (Many of the Oil & Gas/Petrochemical companies use the OSHA recordable criteria)