Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and illness rates at their work sites are higher than average, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
“This identification process is meant to raise awareness that injuries and illnesses are high at these facilities,” said Jonathan L. Snare, OSHA's acting assistant secretary of labor. “Injuries and illnesses are costly to employers in both personal and financial terms. Our goal is to identify workplaces where injury and illness rates are high, and to offer assistance to employers so that they can address the hazards and reduce occupational injuries and illnesses.”
Establishments with the nation's high workplace injury and illness rates were identified through employer-reported data and had 6.5 or more injuries or illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, or job transfers for every 100 full-time workers. The national average during 2003 was 2.6 instances for every 100 workers.
The 14,000 entities are listed on OSHA's web site, www.osha.gov/as/opa/ foia/hot_11.html.
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