OSHA Recordkeeping for Warehouses: DART, Days Away, and ITA Risks
Warehousing (NAICS 4931) is on both ITA appendices: 20+ employees means a 300A submission, and 100+ adds 300 and 301 case data.
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DART, Days Away & Restricted Work Guides
DART stands for days away, restricted or transferred. On the OSHA 300 Log these are column H (days away from work) and column I (job transfer or restriction), and their day counts go in columns K and L. The DART rate is the number of H and I cases multiplied by 200,000 and divided by total hours worked, which is why a single misclassified case can move the figure a customer or insurer sees.
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The counting rules sit in 29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3) and (b)(4). Count calendar days, not scheduled workdays, and start on the day after the injury or the onset of the illness. Restricted work means the employee cannot perform one or more routine functions of their job (anything they regularly do at least once a week) or cannot work the full workday they would otherwise have worked. You may stop counting once days away and restricted days together reach 180. When a case involves both, check only the most serious outcome: days away outranks restriction.
The guides in this topic walk through day counts when an employee leaves the company, job transfers, ergonomic restrictions, and warehouse scenarios where DART problems tend to surface first.
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OSHA 180-Day Cap: How to Count Long Days Away and Restricted Cases
You may stop counting at 180 calendar days: if a case's days away, restriction, or transfer total more than 180, entering 180 is enough.
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Counting OSHA Days When an Employee Leaves the Company
If an employee leaves for reasons unrelated to the injury, such as retirement or another job, you may stop counting days on that date.
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Job Transfer Day Counts on the OSHA 300 Log
A case involves job transfer when the employee is assigned to a job other than their regular one, even for part of a day, because of the injury.
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Do You Count the Day of Injury on the OSHA 300 Log?
No. Do not count the day of the injury or the day the illness began; start counting days away or restricted days on the next calendar day.
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Counting Restricted Work Days on OSHA Logs
Count restricted days the same way as days away: calendar days starting the day after the injury, until the restriction ends, capped at 180.
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Counting Days Away From Work on the OSHA 300 Log
Count calendar days away starting the day after the injury, including weekends and holidays the employee could not have worked, and stop at 180 if you choose.
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Ergonomic Injuries and Restricted Work on the OSHA 300 Log
An ergonomic injury becomes a restricted work case when a restriction keeps the employee from a routine function, one done at least weekly…
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Days Away, Restricted Work, and Transfer Cases: How DART Classifications Work
DART cases are cases with days away (column H) or restriction or job transfer (column I); each counts once, in its most serious column.
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