New procedures signal OSHA crack down on unreported injuries.

The article discusses the procedures issued by the U.S. federal agency Occupational Safety and Health Administration for enforcing revised injury and illness reporting requirements. Topics include the increase in the minimum penalty for failing to report a qualifying workplace injury under the new guidelines, the right for the agency not to use an employer's investigation report as a roadmap to establish violations, and the importance of reportable events such as death or serious physical harm.