Company parking lots are part of the employer's premises and therefore part of the establishment, if these areas are under the control of the employer.  However, a parking area where the employer does not have control (such as a parking lot outside of a building shared by different employers, or a public parking area like those found at a mall or beneath a multi-employer office building) would not be considered part of the employers establishment (except for the owner of the building or mall), and therefore not a company parking lot for purposes of OSHA recordkeeping.

This situation would be work related.  Personal grooming would refer to personal hygiene activities, such as combing and drying hair, brushing teeth, clipping fingernails and the like.  The shower, in this case, was work related.

Yes, the case is work-related because the employee is injured as a result of conducting company business in the work environment, meaning the parking lot in this case.

 No. In determining whether a case is recordable, the employer must first decide whether an injury or illness, as defined by the rule, has occurred. If the employer is uncertain about whether an injury or illness has occurred, the employer should refer the employee to a physician or other health care professional for evaluation and should consider the health care professional's opinion in determining whether a work-related injury or illness exists.

Yes, the partial exemption based on size must take into account the total company’s employee population.

Go to www.osha.gov, click on the Recordkeeping link on the right side and download the forms.  You can also use resources such as the OSHA Compliance Suite to print the forms.