According to a recent policy decision, OSHA will require employers with more than ten workers to record and presumably report cases of COVID-19. At issue will be whether the case was work-related even though recording a specific case does not imply violation of an OSHA standard.
Over the past two decades, OSHA data has demonstrated a progressive decline in work-related injuries and illnesses. It is inevitable that reporting COVID-19 cases as "work-related" will result in a profound increase in work-related events, distorting the data confirming advances in worker safety attributed to investment by the poultry industry in equipment, mechanization, safety installations, ergonomics, training and enhanced supervision.
