Death on the Job

Once Every 191 Years: The Data on OSHA's Inspection Capacity

A data analysis of how thin OSHA enforcement really is — 1,651 federal and state inspectors for 12 million workplaces, with federal OSHA's own corps at the lowest count in the agency's history and able to reach each workplace in its jurisdiction once every 191 years. And why that math should change how you think about compliance, not encourage you to gamble on it.