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Workplace Fatality Update – July 25, 2025

There are 10 workplace fatalities from the first two weeks of July, including a multiple-fatality explosion. That explosion occurred in Los Angeles, where three deputies for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed at the Biscailuz Training Center, which houses the department’s arson explosive detail. According to news reports, a bomb squad was moving … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – July 18, 2025

There are 17 new workplace fatalities. Seven came from one incident. The other fatalities include five struck-by incidents, four falls, and a possible case of harmful exposure. On July 1st, an enormous explosion occurred at a fireworks storage facility in Esparto, Yolo County, killing seven workers, including the company’s general manager and an 18-year-old on … Read More »

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Nurse’s TB Case a Cause for Concern?

As Cal-OSHA Reporter reported in last week’s Workplace Fatality Update, a nurse at the Department of State Hospitals’ Atascadero facility near Templeton died 11 days after testing positive for “active” tuberculosis (TB) and being hospitalized. Cal-OSHA Reporter determined it was worth looking into this unusual workplace fatality to learn if it portends anything more serious. … Read More »

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Employers Cited in 2024 Fatality Case

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has completed fatality investigations for accidents occurring during the latter months of 2024. The Division cited many of the employers involved while declining to cite several other cases. Here are the actions DOSH has taken: Bob French Construction: DOSH has cited this Glendale construction firm for seven alleged … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – June 20, 2025

There are four new workplace fatalities in California from the first week in June. In Fontana, an equipment operator for H&E Rental Equipment was fatally crushed by an industrial truck he was attempting to load onto a trailer. The company is owned by Herc Rentals, which has an experience modification rating (EMR) of 117 and … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – June 13, 2025

There have been six new workplace fatalities in California. Three are from falls, two from struck-by incidents, and one is of unknown origin, although it is being described as work-related. The incidents happened in late May and early June. In Baker, San Bernardino County, a haul driver for Hahm International, a trucking company based in … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jun 6, 2025

There have been six new workplace fatalities in California. In Van Nuys, an employee for Designer Resource was crushed to death when fabricated slabs of stone fell on top of him as he was removing them from a shipping crate. The employer has an experience modification rating (EMR) of 75 and workers’ comp coverage through … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – May 30, 2025

There are six new California workplace fatalities from recent weeks. In Inglewood, the dean of Spartan Education Group, doing business as Spartan Aeronautics and Aviation Technology, was killed and another employee wounded by a security guard that had been hired at the school. The suspect, Jesse Figueroa, 40, walked into an office and opened fire … Read More »

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