A federal government proposal to make workplace illness and injury records public amounts to "regulation by shaming," say employers, who...[seek] to derail the controversial initiative by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Baruch Fellner, who represents the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in opposing the regulation [said,] "It looks totally innocuous, but it isn't." The regulation calls for employers to take data they already collect about workplace incidents and submit it electronically...The cost, proponents say, will be little more than hitting "send." About 440,000 businesses would have to comply...OSHA head David Michaels...called it "an effective, inexpensive and nonprescriptive way to encourage employers to reduce hazards and therefore save workers' lives and limbs." ...In part, it's a tactic born of necessity. OSHA is a small agency — about 2,300 inspectors — with a big mission... [also refers to Society of the Plastics Industry, SeaWorld]