A massive manhunt and siege in West Texas now?

[JDPriestly]

52. We can do better. I heard a radio program about how little, how infinitesimal our budget

is for inspecting OSHA violations.

OSHA budget

FY 2011: $573,096,000
FY 2012: $583,386,000

OSHA inspections

FY 2011 Total Federal inspections: 40,648
FY 2011 Total 18(b) State Plan inspections: 52,056
[Source: OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs]

Worker Injuries, illnesses and fatalities

4,609 workers were killed on the job in 2011 [BLS revised 2011 workplace fatality data*] (3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) — almost 90 a week or nearly 13 deaths every day. (This is a slight increase from the 4,551, fatal work injuries in 2009, but the second lowest annual total since the fatal injury census was first conducted in 1992).

. . . .

"Every day in America, 13 people go to work and never come home. Every year in America, nearly 4 million people suffer a workplace injury from which some may never recover. These are preventable tragedies that disable our workers, devastate our families, and damage our economy. American workers are not looking for a handout or a free lunch. They are looking for a good day's pay for a hard day's work. They just want to go to work, provide for their families, and get home in one piece."
– Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Workers Memorial Day speech April 26, 2012

http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html

Workplace deaths and injuries are a shameful problem in the U.S.

4 million workplace injuries per year.