Which term describes an injury that does not result in death or permanent disability but which results in disability from work for a day or more?

Which term describes an injury that does not result in death or permanent disability but which results in disability from work for a day or more?

• A. Lost-Time Accident, Fatal
• B. Lost-Time Accident, Non-Fatal
• C. Non-Lost Time Accident
• D. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Answer: (B)

Think about injuries that keep a worker off the job for at least one full day but aren’t deadly. This category is called a lost-time accident, non-fatal. It specifically describes incidents that cause days away from work without resulting in death or permanent disability. A fatal incident would be categorized separately, not as lost time. An event with no lost time isn’t this type, and an MSDS is about chemical safety sheets, not injury classifications.

Think about injuries that keep a worker off the job for at least one full day but aren’t deadly. This category is called a lost-time accident, non-fatal. It specifically describes incidents that cause days away from work without resulting in death or permanent disability. A fatal incident would be categorized separately, not as lost time. An event with no lost time isn’t this type, and an MSDS is about chemical safety sheets, not injury classifications.