Hello All.

I have researched this I still have not come to a conclusion, please may you advise your thoughts.

We had a staff member hit the hand into door frame and managed to dislocate one finger. They didn't advise of any pain.

When on the weekend, they had an X Ray after seeing some brusiing, where it was discovered that one finger was disloated, and no other action was required. All has now since been healed and worker took no time of work.

For incident classification is this classed as an MTC?

I note the below from OSHA, but the HSE isn't clear.

No, according to OSHA, X-rays are not considered medical treatment and are therefore not classified as Medical Treatment (MT). OSHA's definition of medical treatment excludes diagnostic procedures, such as X-rays, blood tests, MRIs, and CT scans. Medical treatment is defined as care that goes beyond first aid to address an injury

Thanks A Kurdziel

OSHA appears to be one of the only results that specifically states that X Rays do not class as an MTC.

I was previously informed that under the UK (where we are based) that once any party receives any kind of service or treatment above first aid in such as the Doctors or Hospital setting, then it is to be classed as a medical treatment case. It would be great if under the HSE they stated that diagnostic services such as this is not classed as an MTC.

"I was previously informed that under the UK (where we are based) that once any party receives any kind of service or treatment above first aid in such as the Doctors or Hospital setting, then it is to be classed as a medical treatment case."

I see, in that case you have been misled.  Companies may have this in their internal procedures in which case you may as well follow the OSHA guidelines as they are very comprehensive and something of a global standard.  That is because in the US, unlike the UK, ithis classification has a legal basis.  MTC is not a legally recognised category of injury in the UK and that is why HSE don't care about the definition of it.