OSHA sends letters to 68 high-injury hospitals
Sixty-eight hospitals recently received letters from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) alerting them that their injury rates are above the national average.
Among general industry, employers on average had a rate of 2.6 injuries or illnesses that resulted in days away from work, restricted activity, or job transfer (DART) for every 100 full-time workers. In hospitals, the average DART rate was 3.6, and for nursing homes, it was 6.3. Hospitals received letters if their DART rate was 6.5 or greater. The information was based on employer-reported 2003 data from a survey of 80,000 work sites.
"Our goal is to identify workplaces where injury and illness rates are high, and to offer assistance to employers so they can address the hazards and reduce occupational injuries and illnesses," acting OSHA Administrator Jonathan L. Snare said in a statement.
The data do not include the 21 states that have OSHA-approved state plans that cover private sector employers.
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