Comments on: Accident at work, worker’s comp claim. OSHA involvement? http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement Updates from the Exciting Field of Personal Injury Law Sat, 19 May 2012 23:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: badhabyt http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement/comment-page-1#comment-1574 badhabyt Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:36:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement#comment-1574 The worker's comp systems and OSHA interact, but are separate. OSHA only immediately steps in if there is a fatality. OSHA does get involved when they do inspections or if someone calls them. It is up to each employer to determine the hazards in their company. So in this case, you employer has decided that the current situation the rules they have in place are satisfactory. Now you can contact OSHA, but in this situation, your employer will probably know it is you when OSHA contacts them (see reference for OSHA contact form). You may want to do two things first. Talk to your employer again about your ideas to make things safer. Also, why they don't change. That is info OSHA will want to know. Second, call your regional OSHA office anonymously (third reference) and talk to them. Remember, if OSHA gets involved, your boss may get upset and retaliate against you. So make sure your work record is good and that your accident is not going to be traced back to being your fault.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index.html http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaintForm.html http://www.osha.gov/html/RAmap.html The worker’s comp systems and OSHA interact, but are separate. OSHA only immediately steps in if there is a fatality. OSHA does get involved when they do inspections or if someone calls them. It is up to each employer to determine the hazards in their company. So in this case, you employer has decided that the current situation the rules they have in place are satisfactory.

Now you can contact OSHA, but in this situation, your employer will probably know it is you when OSHA contacts them (see reference for OSHA contact form). You may want to do two things first. Talk to your employer again about your ideas to make things safer. Also, why they don’t change. That is info OSHA will want to know. Second, call your regional OSHA office anonymously (third reference) and talk to them.

Remember, if OSHA gets involved, your boss may get upset and retaliate against you. So make sure your work record is good and that your accident is not going to be traced back to being your fault.
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http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index.html

http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaintForm.html

http://www.osha.gov/html/RAmap.html

]]> By: car253 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement/comment-page-1#comment-1573 car253 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:47:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement#comment-1573 File a complain with OSHA ASAP.<br><b>References : </b><br> File a complain with OSHA ASAP.
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]]> By: jlf http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement/comment-page-1#comment-1572 jlf Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:16:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/accident-at-work-workers-comp-claim-osha-involvement#comment-1572 OSHA will not get involved with your WC claim at all. OSHA's mandate is safety enforcement - not processing of injury claims. If you wish to file a complaint, then do so.<br><b>References : </b><br> OSHA will not get involved with your WC claim at all. OSHA’s mandate is safety enforcement - not processing of injury claims. If you wish to file a complaint, then do so.
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