Workers’ Recall of Accidents Versus Company Records

By: Cal-OSHA

ALBUQUERQUE - To determine how accurately workers could recall details of accidents on the job, Angela Galinsky, director of human resources and safety at Sioux City Foundry in Sioux City, IA, conducted a mail survey. With the help of instructors at nearby colleges, she compared company accident records with workers' recollections as to time of accident, presence of witnesses, injuries sustained and failures of equipment or machinery. For purposes of the study, only accidents that had occurred in the la

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