The problem with self reporting and DOL/OSHA

Extensive evidence from academic studies, media reports and worker testimony
shows that work-related injuries and illnesses in the United States are chronically and
even grossly underreported. As much as 69 percent of injuries and illnesses may never
make it into the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), the nation’s annual
workplace safety and health “report card” generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS). If these estimates are accurate, the nation’s workers may be suffering three times
as many injuries and illnesses as official reports indicate. Despite these reports, OSHA
has failed to address the problem, relying on ineffective audits to argue that the numbers
are accurate. The good news is congress has finaly acted and generated this report:

Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

http://edlabor.house.gov/publications/20080619WorkplaceInjuriesReport.pdf
JoeC (McGruff)