Michaels tells Business Week incomplete recordkeeping may be hiding worker injuries
An article in the March 11 issue of Business Week magazine, "Caution: Stats May Be Slippery," highlighted OSHA efforts to ensure accurate recordkeeping on worker injuries and illnesses. The article, which featured interviews with workers and corporate safety representatives, quoted Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels' concerns that safety achievements may have been exaggerated at some industrial companies. Michaels revealed in the article that the statistics OSHA has on workplace injuries are incomplete and, in some cases, inaccurate. His concerns grew after a Government Accountability Office report last year revealed that some workers don't report serious injuries — such as broken arms and gashed legs — out of fear of being fired.
The report also found that some employers underreport worker injuries to reduce their insurance premiums.
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