We examine whether institutional investors play a role in improving workplace safety. By compiling establishment-level work-related injury data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, we document significantly lower injury and illness rates that are more pronounced in firms with...

We examine whether institutional investors play a role in improving workplace safety. By compiling establishment-level work-related injury data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, we document significantly lower injury and illness rates that are more pronounced in firms with...