Arkansas Amputation Stand Down

Dorinda FolseRegion VI - Deputy

§ Every year more than 4,000 Americans diefrom workplace injuries.

§ Perhaps as many as 50,000workers die from illnesses in which workplace exposures were a contributing factor.

§ Millions of workers suffer a serious nonfatal injury or illness annually.

OSHA’s Continuing Mission

Expanded reporting requirements

The rule expands the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employers must report to OSHA.

Starting January 1, 2015, employers must report the following to OSHA:

§ All work-related fatalities within 8 hours (same as current requirement)

§ All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of one or more employees within 24 hours

§ All work-related amputations within 24 hours§ All work-related losses of an eye within 24 hours

§ 32,821 severe injuries reported, including8,204 amputations and 24,226 hospitalizations

§ This is an average of 30 worker injuries every day of the year

§ Most reported injuries (62%) were addressed by employer investigation, not OSHA inspection

Severe Injury Reporting:

Three Year - FINDINGS

OSHA Severe Injury Reporting: A Lookback Over 2015-2017

• OSHA’s Severe Injury Reporting (SIR) program took effect on January 1, 2015

• Three years of complete calendar years 2015-2017

• Nationwide Reported Amputations– CY 2015 – 2,649– CY 2016 – 2,691– CY 2017 – 2,864

National Amputations, Hospitalizations, or Unknown

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Region VI - Amputations

• Three years of complete calendar years 2015-2017

• Region VI - Reported Amputations– CY 2015 – 612– CY 2016 – 558– CY 2017 – 641– CY 2018 – 490 (as of August 28th)

Region VI - Amputations

On-Site Consultation

§ Free Consultation Services§ Small employers § Help identify hazards § Help establish or strengthen safety and health

program§ Hazard Correction and Follow-Through§ No citations or penalties are issued

Region VI OSHA Education Centers

• Mid-South OTI Education Center– 877-345-2515 – http://www.midsouthoti.org

• Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)• 1-800-723-3811• https://teex.org/Pages/infrastructure-and-safety.aspx

• University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)– 866-906-9190– https://web-ded.uta.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&Course=oshhom

• Oklahoma State University (OSU)– 405-744-5639– https://ceatpd.okstate.edu/

Working Together, We Can Help

www.osha.gov800-321-OSHA (6742)