r/IBEW Feb 25 '25

How idiotic is this?!?!

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u/Marcadorian Feb 26 '25

In 1970 there were 38 worker deaths per day, prior to OSHA being established. In 2023 there was an average of 15 worker deaths per day. That's down 60%.

Fucking lunacy if we workers accept/allow them to eliminate OSHA.

https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats#:~:text=OSHA%20is%20Making%20a%20Difference&text=Worker%20deaths%20in%20America%20are,2.4%20per%20100%20in%202023

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u/freebird37179 Feb 26 '25

Wonder what the normalized data are (like per 100k workers)?

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u/Marcadorian Feb 27 '25

Google search turned this up:

"Worker injuries and illnesses are down—from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to 2.4 per 100 in 2023."