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Industry Fears OSHA Injury Interpretation Expands Required Reporting

August 26, 2016 at 5:57 PM
An industry association is asserting that OSHA, in a recently-issued letter of interpretation, has expanded its interpretation of a reportable injury, citing the agency's finding that an employee's injury must be reported -- even though the treatment was self-prescribed, and although eventually backed by a doctor, not medically-required. In a Aug. 9 blog post , the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) says that a recent OSHA letter to an employer “likely expands the type of medical care that triggers the...

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