20.1 Create a comprehensive list of safety or health actions taken against the company.
20.2 Can you identify any patterns in OSHA activity?
20.3 What is the major safety and health problem?
Begin at the OSHA web site. Go to “Data and Statistics” and select “establishment search” to search for your target firm. You can also search by industry to get a broader sense of what is happening. If your company has made recent acquisitions, you will need to search under that name as well.
The most detailed information is available on the OSHA 300 Log (log of work-related injuries and illnesses) that employers must keep on-site. Current employees, former employees, and union representatives have access to the OSHA 300 log.
NIOSH also provides more general information and you can search by industry.
A general news search may also supplement what you find on the OSHA web site. Serious accidents or injuries are newsworthy, especially in local papers. You can also use news information to make sense of the more formal OSHA data.
Good Jobs First’s Violation Tracker may provide information on a company’s OSHA violations. Good Job First also provides detailed information on which firms received COVID-19 subsidies with the COVID Stimulus Watch.