Evaluate Restricted Work or Job Transfer (29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4))
osha_evaluate_restricted_workDetermine if a work restriction or transfer qualifies as restricted work under OSHA 1904.7. Verify before recording to avoid misclassification on the 300 Log.
Instructions
Decide whether a work restriction or job transfer actually counts as restricted work — not every restriction does. Run this BEFORE passing 'restricted_work_or_transfer' as an outcome to osha_assess_recordability, because getting it wrong moves cases onto or off the 300 Log. The rules it applies: a restriction confined to the day of injury does not count (b)(4)(iii); reduced output while still doing all routine functions does not count (b)(4)(vi); a restriction that misses every routine function does not count (b)(4)(iv), where routine functions are activities performed at least once per week (b)(4)(ii); a partial shift does count (b)(4)(v); and a job transfer is recorded in the same column (b)(4)(ix)-(x)). Critically, when a vague recommendation such as 'light duty' cannot be clarified with the PLHCP, the case MUST be recorded as restricted work (b)(4)(vii)) — the regulation resolves that doubt toward recording. Reference and triage only — not legal advice.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| reduced_output_only | No | Is the ONLY effect that the employee produces less while still performing all routine functions and working the full shift? That is not restricted work (1904.7(b)(4)(vi)). | |
| restriction_is_vague | No | Is the recommendation vague — 'light duty', 'take it easy for a week' — rather than specific? (1904.7(b)(4)(vii)) | |
| worked_partial_shift | No | Did the employee work only part of a shift because of the injury or illness? A partial day counts as a day of restriction or transfer, except on the day of the injury (1904.7(b)(4)(v)). | |
| transferred_to_another_job | No | Was the employee assigned to a job other than their regular job for part of the day? Transfers are recorded in the same 300-Log box as restricted work (1904.7(b)(4)(ix)-(x)). | |
| vague_restriction_clarified | No | If the restriction was vague, was the PLHCP successfully asked whether the employee can do ALL routine functions AND work the FULL shift? If clarification could NOT be obtained, pass false — 1904.7(b)(4)(vii) then requires the case to be recorded as restricted work. | |
| restriction_applies_beyond_day_of_injury | Yes | Does the restriction or transfer extend beyond the day the injury occurred or the illness began? A restriction imposed ONLY for that day is not recordable as restricted work (1904.7(b)(4)(iii)). | |
| keeps_from_routine_function_or_full_shift | Yes | Does the restriction keep the employee from one or more ROUTINE functions, or from working the full workday they would otherwise have been scheduled? Routine functions are activities the employee regularly performs AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK (1904.7(b)(4)(ii)). A restriction on something done less often than weekly is not a restriction on a routine function. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | Yes | ||
| value | Yes | ||
| cfr_cite | Yes | ||
| source_url | Yes | ||
| last_verified | Yes |