Cal/OSHA Stings Employer over Tree Worker’s Death from Bee Encounter

Vol: 45 | No: 1 | Published on: January 12, 2018
Are bee hives a recognized hazard for tree workers? You bet, Cal/OSHA says, after a worker dies from such an encounter. Read More...

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A Coachella Valley employer faces more than $41,000 in potential penalties after one of its workers died in July 2017 after being stung by a hive of bees. The stings didn’t kill him directly, but anaphylactic shock did, and Cal/OSHA says the employer, Hadley Date Gardens, should have taken into account the possibility of encountering … Read More » This...
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