OSHA Data Indicates Injuries to Metalcasters Are Down for the Second Straight Year

摘要

The metalcasting industry recorded, its second consecutive decrease in recordable injury and illness cases in 2006 after experiencing a rise in. 2004, according 10 the results of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) study. The administration indicated that metalcasting facilities reported 11.9 injuries or illnesses for every 100 full-time employees (Table 1). The number is down from 13.5 in 2005-a nearly 12 percent improvement-and fell below 2003 numbers, when 13.1 incidents were recorded per 100 workers.