DOSH Cites Employers in Deadly Incident That Was “Completely Preventable”

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

OAKLAND -- The owner of a petroleum pipeline punctured by an excavator working on a water project was the main culprit in the resulting explosion and fire last November in Walnut Creek that killed five workers and injured four others, California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health said. "After a six-month, thorough investigation, Cal/OSHA has determined that the explosion.was completely preventable," said DOSH Acting Chief

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