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Review lecture $3$ and reading material OSHA$\_$RecordKeeping to prepare for this homework.

Question $1(88$ Points$).$ Obtain a copy of OSHA Forms $300$ and $300$A$,$ and determine if the following cases should be logged on the form. If so$,$ enter the appropriate data on the form. When logging days away from work or days of restricted work, assume that all workers work a five$-$day schedule $($Monday through Friday$)$ and have Christmas, New Year$$s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day as holidays. Use a calendar for the current year. If an injury date shown in a case falls on a weekend or holiday for the current year, move the injury date back to the last workday prior to the date in the problem. If a return$-$to$-$work date in a case falls on a weekend or holiday for the current year, move the date a person returns to work $($restricted or full duties$)$ forward to the next normal workday.

$($a$)$ John W$.$ is employed as a press operator$$s assistant in the press department. On February $4,$ he cut his right hand on a sheet metal scrap. The company doctor treated him and gave him a tetanus shot because he had not had one recently. The doctor bandaged the cut to avoid contaminating the wound with the grease used in the operation. He remained working in the department but not at his regular job. He returned to his regular duties on February $18.$

$($b$)$ Mary J$.$ is employed in the packing department as a packer. On March $6,$ she dropped a carton on her foot, injuring the third toe on her left foot. The toe was so badly crushed that amputation of the entire toe was necessary. She returned on a full$-$time basis on May $7$ but worked a job requiring less time on her feet. She returned to her regular job duties on May $17.$

$($c$)$ Gary P$.$ is a paint sprayer in the paint department. On April $15,$ the exhaust system failed in the spray booth where he worked. He became ill after inhaling fumes, experiencing breathing difficulty and a headache. He stayed at home for two workdays and then returned to work at his regular job.

$($d$)$ William O$.$ works as an electrician in the maintenance department. While working on a high$-$voltage line supplying some heavy equipment, he was electrocuted because he failed to lock out the power. The incident occurred on April $19.$

$($e$)$ Sylvia P$.$ is also employed in the maintenance department as a gardener for the summer. The week of June $29$ was very hot. On June $30,$ she collapsed from heat exhaustion and did not return to work until July $10.$

$($f$)$ Sylvia$$s sister, Sally P$.,$ also does gardening work during the summer. On July $18,$ she was stung by a hornet and developed a respiratory reaction that caused her to be out of work until July $24.$

$($g$)$ Joseph C$.$ works as a bookkeeper in the accounting department. On August $11,$ when he was checking some files, he turned around to return to his desk to answer the phone, tripped over an open file drawer, and broke his right wrist. He returned to work on September $11$ but could not operate the accounting computers $($part of his regular duties$)$ until the cast was removed on October $16.$

$($h$)$ Jerry D$.$ works as a press operator in the press department. On November $5,$ he received a cut on his left arm that required medical attention $(10$ stitches$).$ He returned to his regular job in an hour.

$($I$)$ Marilyn G$.$ works as a Coatings Specialist II in the metal coatings department. On October $5,$ while preparing some liquids used to finish products for a special order, she splattered some acid on both arms and received chemical burns to the skin. She remained off the job, receiving much special treatment, returning to her regular job on November $19.$

$($j$)$ On May $12,$ Marvin K$.,$ a forklift driver in the shipping department, was seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving tipped over on him. He suffered several fractures and some nerve damage in one leg that prevented him from returning to gainful employment. $($For the purpose of this exercise, compute the case to the end of the year only.$)$

$($k$)$ On September $22,$ Elmer F$.,$ a carpenter in the maintenance department, was helping stack lumber and ran a large splinter into his right hand. It was removed at the first aid station and treated. He returned directly to his job.

Question $2(12$ Points$).$ Compute the $($OSHA