It’s a common refrain, “We’re all responsible for safety.” But when it comes time to pay the bill for a workplace injury, most of the responsibility falls to the injured worker.That’s according to a new report from OSHA, Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job. “For many, a workplace injury or illness means the end of the American dream and the beginning of a nightmare,” says Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health.According to the report, injured workers, their families and taxpayer-supported programs pick up most of the
