OSHA Cracks Down on Amputation Hazards

A rash of workplace amputations has triggered an ongoing awareness campaign by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is taking aim at manufacturers in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A new OSHA rule enacted Jan. 1, 2015, requires employers to report within 24 hours any work-related amputation, inpatient hospitalization or loss of an eye. By the end of 2015, OSHA recorded 2,644 workplace amputations, with 57% occurring in the manufacturing sector, the agency said. In OSHA’s Region VI, headquartered in Texas, there were 521 amputations between Oct. 1, 2015, an...