The United States Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Thorne G. Auchter, has written a letter to Ralph Nader criticizing his report on workplace safety under the Reagan administration. Auchter points out numerous factual errors and misleading statements in Nader's report, including inaccurate statistics and anecdotal evidence. Auchter questions Nader's credibility as a government watchdog and consumer advocate, and urges him to issue a correction to the errors in his report.

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Title: OSHA Investigation of T.P. Machine & Tool Company

Identifier:
CAC_CC_017_3_170_14_0012
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Title: OSHA Investigation of T.P. Machine & Tool Company
Date Created:
1983-04-05
EDTF:
1983-04-05
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Glenn Lee English, Jr. Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/55
Description:
The United States Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Thorne G. Auchter, has written a letter to Ralph Nader criticizing his report on workplace safety under the Reagan administration. Auchter points out numerous factual errors and misleading statements in Nader's report, including inaccurate statistics and anecdotal evidence. Auchter questions Nader's credibility as a government watchdog and consumer advocate, and urges him to issue a correction to the errors in his report.
Policy Area:
Health
Congress:
97th (1981-1983)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_17_3_0000, Box 170, Folder 14, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages