Summary
In short
- A msd injury report is a record used in KnowErgo that records a diagnosed musculoskeletal injury, including affected body part and suspected task. It is built against OSHA 1904, WorkSafeBC and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
- Raised when the injury is confirmed. Completed by the supervisor with the worker.
- The template holds 58 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is severity band, where high is bad.
- OSHA 1904 is recording and reporting occupational injuries. Which injuries must be recorded, which must be reported, and within what time.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Case, Job; feeds Task Assessment.
What it is
What it is
What is a msd injury report?
A msd injury report is a record used in KnowErgo that records a diagnosed musculoskeletal injury, including affected body part and suspected task. It is built against OSHA 1904, WorkSafeBC and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
When is a msd injury report completed?
A msd injury report is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised when the injury is confirmed.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form CASE-2026-000
- You are running the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links case, job; feeds task assessment
Not for
- Discomfort Report, which lets a worker report aches, pain or discomfort early, before it becomes an injury.
- Body Part Symptom Survey, which maps where in the body workers are experiencing discomfort, across a team or area.
- Early Intervention Record, which records the actions taken when discomfort is reported, before it becomes an injury.
- Anything outside KnowErgo, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
OSHA 1904Recording and reporting occupational injuries
Which injuries must be recorded, which must be reported, and within what time.
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
WorkSafeBCBritish Columbia occupational health and safety regulation
The provincial regulation and the compensation board that enforces it. Numbers refer to parts of the OHS Regulation.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the msd injury report template based on?+
It is built against OSHA 1904, WorkSafeBC. OSHA 1904 is recording and reporting occupational injuries. Which injuries must be recorded, which must be reported, and within what time. OSHA is occupational Safety and Health Administration. The United States workplace safety regulator. Its standards are law where they apply.
What sections does the msd injury report contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, the injury, severity and outcome, exposure, investigation. Together they hold 58 fields, 33 of which are required.
How often is a msd injury report raised?+
A new record is raised at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Each one is given an ID in the form CASE-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the msd injury report belong to?+
It is part of Ergonomics and MSD Prevention. Assessed tasks with before and after scores, and a business case that gets equipment approved.
How is a msd injury report scored?+
Scoring is severity band. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the msd injury report template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the msd injury report library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowErgo — ergonomics. Task assessment, video posture analysis, rotation and workstation redesign.
Meet KnowErgo→Sources
Sources
- OSHA 1904 — Recording and reporting occupational injuries
- OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- WorkSafeBC — British Columbia occupational health and safety regulation