Over 10,000 Severe Worker Injuries Reported in First Year of OSHA Requirement
The U.S. Department of Labor says most employers cooperated with OSHA to fix hazards, but some went to extreme lengths to hide them.
Since Jan. 1, 2015, employers have been required to report any severe work-related injury – defined as a hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye – within 24 hours. The requirement that an employer report a workplace fatality within eight hours remains in force. In the first year of the new requirement, employers notified OSHA of more than 10,000 severe work-related injuries, creating the opportunity for the agency to work with employers to eliminate hazards and protect other workers.
