OSHA has issued new guidance clarifying when injuries involving personal rechargeable lithium-ion batteries must be recorded on employer injury and illness logs. In a Feb. 9 letter of interpretation, ...

LaTesha Smith was cleaning a station at BronxCare, a 859-bed hospital in the Claremont Village neighborhood of the Bronx, when a patient walked over to her and hit her on the side of the head. This ...

Millions of workers in the United States (US) are injured on the job annually. However, accurately determining the true rate of occupational injuries remains a challenge due to gaps in existing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There have been more than 3,600 severe injuries and deaths at nearly 2,000 Alabama employers over the last decade. Those injuries ...

Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require employers to record work related injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 log. On January 20, 2026, OSHA issued an interpretation letter ...

WASHINGTON – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) should lead a collaborative effort with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational Safety and Health ...

Employers in Washington State are required to electronically submit workplace injury and illness data must do so by Monday, March 2, 2026, through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Under ...

Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in this country, with more than 700 occupational fatalities and 120,000 work-related disabling injuries occurring annually. [1] Physically demanding ...

Construction workers are at high risk of soft-tissue injuries and musculoskeletal disorders. They can hurt themselves when handling heavy equipment and materials, leading to missed work or long-term ...