https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html
I'd say I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often but, it does.
It simply does not get the coverage.
Quote:Federal OSHA is a small agency; with our state partners we have approximately 2,100 inspectors responsible for the health and safety of 130 million workers, employed at more than 8 million worksites around the nation — which translates to about one compliance officer for every 59,000 workers.
I'd say I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often but, it does.
Quote:5,190 workers were killed on the job in 2016 [https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm] (3.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) — on average, more than 99 a week or more than 14 deaths every day.
It simply does not get the coverage.
