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Worker Electrocuted

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating a workplace fatality in Southern California. In Gardena, an employee of Ghanooni Construction was electrocuted while working in an attic at … Read More »

CSB Wins Federal Ruling

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling and ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to turn over information related to a hydrofluoric tank that was nearly hit by debris during a 2015 explosion at its former Torrance refinery. ExxonMobil refused to honor five subpoenas from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation … Read More »

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Huge Penalties in Silicosis Cases

A Southern California employer is facing almost $900,000 in Cal/OSHA penalties following the deaths of two employees and the illnesses of three other workers.  They developed silicosis from years of exposure. It is important to note the facilities, as you will see later in this story, have been inspected by Cal/OSHA many times since 2005. … Read More »

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Settlements in Major Cases

Employers and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health have come to agreement on hundreds more citation cases. Here are some of the most significant such settlements, including three fatality cases. DGC Operations: DOSH cited this North Palm Springs electric power generation site in May 2017 following the death of an employee in an explosion. … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Dec 6, 2019

Another California employee has succumbed to a fall. In Marina, near Monterey, an employee of SEL Roofing and Waterproofing, doing business as Coast Roofing and Waterproofing, was performing roofing operations when he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet. In Coto de Caza, Orange County, a gardener was found stricken in the swimming pool of a … Read More »

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Another Cintas Site Welcomed into the VPP Fold

Two Northern California facilities operated by uniform giant Cintas have qualified for Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program in recent years. Now a Southern California plant has joined them, with another nearby Cintas location working on its own VPP Star. Cintas #150 in Ontario recently celebrated its achievement. One of the bigger Cintas locations, the plant cleans … Read More »

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