Worker deaths in America are down—on average, from about 38 worker deaths a day in 1970 to 15 a day in 2023. Worker injuries and illnesses are down—from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to …

To discuss a health and safety issue at work, contact OSHA toll-free at 1-800-321-6742 (OSHA) or by email, or contact your nearest OSHA office. Your information will be kept confidential.

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Recording work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses: Many employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of recordable work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA …

Apr 17, 2025 · Providing access to injury and illness data will assist in identifying unsafe conditions and workplace hazards that may cause occupational injuries and illnesses. Recognizing these hazards …

You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury …

Workers in many different industries and occupations can be exposed to risk factors at work, such as lifting heavy items, bending, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling heavy loads, working in …

Because a specific number of workers and a specific period of time are involved, these rates can help you identify problems in your workplace and/or progress you may have made in preventing work …

All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours.

When an injury or illness involves one or more days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an …