[tptacek]

OSHA incidents probably don't fit the "nobody's business" pattern, in the same way major breaches like the one that happened at Uber don't.

[shortstuffsushi]

Is this meant to say, if it's an OSHA involved incident, it should be made public knowledge?

[tptacek]

I'd remove the word "should". OSHA incidents create public records. They are, by definition, our business.

[shortstuffsushi]

I was not actually aware these incidents were made public record, so TIL. For this specific instance, here is a link for any interested. https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detai...

[tptacek]

Essentially all public functions that create records create, by definition, public records. There are exceptions, but they're much narrower than you'd expect. You're entitled to demand copies of the records that federal agencies collect, and those records are created with the expectation that they can be produced on demand. Most agencies do a reasonable job of making things overtly public, so you can just download them. But even if they don't, you can just FOIA them.