DOL Blog: A Year of Injuries, and Lessons (USPS had 229 Severe Injury Reports)
By Dr. David Michaels – March 17, 2016In January 2015, we started requiring employers to report any work-related severe injury – such as an amputation or an injury requiring hospitalization – within 24 hours. In the first year, we received 10,388 reports, or nearly 30 a day. Each report told the story of a man or…