The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board is hosting two informational seminars to educate stakeholders on the appeals process. “The information presented will focus primarily on what to expect when appearing before an Administrative Law Judge for calendared events during the appeal process,” says Beth Reiken, the Board’s executive secretary. Topics include a general overview of the Board …
Here are some of the most significant cases from the hundreds of settlements approved by the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board in March. Five Crowns, Inc., of Brawley, has agreed to pay $31,160 (56%) of a proposed $55,200 in an April 2025 fatality at Gloriann Farms in the same city. An employee was struck and killed by …
In March, the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board issued a Decision After Reconsideration in the case KPRS Construction Services, reversing an administrative law judge’s decision and restoring $45,000 in penalties against the Brea contractor. The issue was whether KPRS exercised due diligence to correct a hazard that led to an injurious fall to a subcontractor employee. The …
Cal/OSHA’s Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements in citation cases during January, including eight involving fatalities. Many of these deaths were preventable, and Cal-OSHA Reporter provides the incident summaries for the lessons learned. Others may be the result of the deceased’s own judgment or actions. Here are the case summaries and results. Developer Kenneth Leon, …
The Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association (WOEMA), which in 2023 petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for an emergency standard to better protect workers in California’s countertop fabrication industry, now says it is time to ban fabricating engineered stone altogether WOEMA has requested “expedited” rulemaking to prohibit “all fabrication and installation tasks,” including cutting, grinding, …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board in November approved settlements totaling hundreds of citations, including several big cases and one small but notable case. The latter is in reference to homeowner Patricia Thomas, whom the Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited in August 2024 after an unlicensed roofing contractor was killed at the Los Angeles home …