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AGC Construction Safety Excellence

Associated General Contractors of California has honored eight individuals and organizations with Construction Safety Excellence Awards. The awards were announced at AGC’s recent conference. The Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) will be announced at the organization’s annual meeting in February 2025. Here are the rest of the winners: Jose Castellanos, senior field superintendent for … Read More »

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The Factors in a Farmworker’s Death

Jesus Salazar Castillo, 66, a line worker at poultry processor Pitman Farms in Sanger, California, regularly volunteered for overtime on weekends, working in the wastewater pit area to clean the surroundings. That practice may have been his undoing. In May 2023, he was apparently overcome by hydrogen disulfide (H2S) near the pit, fell in, and … Read More »

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Settlements in Major Cases – Oct 18, 2024

Here are the latest settlements between Cal/OSHA and employers in fatality and serious injury cases from recent – and sometimes not-so-recent – years. Skanska-Traylor-Shea JV: This joint venture, which is working on the expansion of Los Angeles’ Metrorail transit system, will pay $29,250 (88%) of the proposed $33,075 after being cited in a March 2022 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Oct 18, 2024

There are four new California workplace fatalities. In Valencia, the owner of Clarity Solar Solutions fell from a residential rooftop while cleaning solar panels. He was working by himself. He died of his injuries several days later. In Salinas, a mechanic for Pemer Packing Co. sustained fatal injuries while working on a harvester machine. There … Read More »

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Bird Flu Bugs California Workers

While the three confirmed cases of California dairy workers with H5 bird flu infections are reported to have suffered only mild symptoms, such as conjunctivitis, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has jumped into action and is investigating two more possible cases. The disease may have been transmitted from dairy cows, who, they … Read More »

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Farm Labor Contractor Cited in Heat Illness Controversy over Firings

In June, six employees of Ruiz Farm Labor walked off the job at a Dixon tomato farm during triple-digit heat, believing they had their foreman’s permission to leave work early because of the sweltering conditions. The employees say they left work early because they began to feel ill and felt it was unsafe to continue … Read More »

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