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How Much Did Employers Pay in Fatality Settlements?

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, … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Feb 13, 2026

There are six new workplace fatalities in California. In Bakersfield, an employee of Salvador Vega Deanda, doing business as Platinum Towing and Recycling, was found crushed by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. In San Jose, a shuttle driver for US Foods died from internal injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle … Read More »

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Employers Cited in Fatality Cases – 2026

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued citations in fatality cases initiated in the spring and summer of 2025. One case is in the six-figure penalty range. These incidents were previously reported in Cal-OSHA’s Reporter’s Workplace Fatality Update. Here’s a follow-up on the preliminary outcomes. Ruben’s Pipeline: This Bakersfield-based company faces several serious … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jan 23, 2026

There are six new California workplace fatalities, three from struck-by incidents. In Somis, an employee of Wonderful Citrus was operating a tractor near a slope and hauling a trailer. The tractor toppled and landed on the employee, who was declared dead at the scene. The ag employer has an experience modification rating (EMR) of .69 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jan 9, 2026

There are 10 more workplace fatalities from the last three weeks of December 2025. Five involve struck-by incidents. In Gardena, a security guard for All Mission Security was closing a metal horizontal sliding gate when the gate came off its tracks, fell onto and trapped the guard, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update- Dec 19, 2025

There are eight new California workplace fatalities, including three struck-by incidents. At the Yolo County Central Landfill near Davis, a dump truck driver was killed in his cab while two trucks operated by Northern Recycling were unloading. One of the trucks experienced what the county describes as an “industrial accident” that caused its trailer portion … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Dec 12, 2025

There are eight new California workplace fatalities, three of them from falls. Notably, four of the employers are too small to generate an EMR. In Sun Valley, a roofer for Martillos General Builders climbed onto a roof to collect tools and equipment, and coworkers later found him lying on the ground. He was hospitalized with … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 26, 2025

There are three new California workplace fatalities. In Oakland, the athletic director for Laney College was shot and later died. John Beam was a beloved East Bay football coach. His alleged assailant, Cedric Irving, Jr., has been charged with murder in the case. Irving, who once took a class from Beam, is reported to have … Read More »

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