More Possible Heat-Illness Fatalities

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

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is investigating two more possible fatal cases of heat illness, both in the construction industry. In the latest case, a carpenter in the Sacramento area collapsed after his shift from what DOSH described as heat stroke and died the next day.Last week, a construction worker died in Southern California in another incident that may be related to the heat.Department of Industrial Relations spokesperson Renee Bacchini said i

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