OSHA requesting injury data from large employers
Employers with 60 or more employees should expect a letter soon from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Washington, DC. The letter will ask for injury and illness data from 1996.
OSHA normally collects injury and illness data while conducting an on-site inspection of the company. In February 1996, the agency sought to improve information-gathering by obtaining the data by mail. That would make it possible to gather much more information on injury and illness in the workplace than is possible just by physically inspecting them.
The agency sent a survey in 1996 to 80,000 employers to gather information about 1995. Ninety-two percent of those surveyed responded by sending in information about their companies. OSHA recently announced that it is sending the same request to 60,000 employers with 60 or more employees, asking for information about 1996 injuries and illnesses.
The information requested is the same as what employers already compile for OSHA compliance. The letter asking for the information explains that it can be mailed or transmitted electronically.
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