Many workplace injuries go unreported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, witnesses told a House Committee today, but the reason for the underreporting was a matter of debate.
OSHA reporting activity was called into question at the outset of the hearing by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif.
"Every time top officials at the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration have appeared before Congress, they have cited declining injury, illness and fatality numbers to demonstrate their effectiveness at protecting America's working men and women," he noted.
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