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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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 21, 2025

There are three new California workplace fatalities. In Sun Valley, San Fernando Valley, a truck driver for Sandino Freight Services suffered a traumatic head injury after falling from a big rig and striking their head on the ground. The driver was transported to a hospital but died of the injury. In Los Angeles, a tree … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Cites in Fatality Cases 2025

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several employers following investigations into fatalities that occurred earlier this year. Here are the latest: American Equipment. This Salt Lake City, Utah-based building equipment contractor faces one general and four serious violations, with almost $80,000 in proposed penalties following the January 30th death of a 29-year-old … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 14, 2025

There have been six new workplace fatalities in California. In San Diego, an employee of Beach Cities Coatings fell about 10 feet from a ladder and sustained fatal head injuries. The deck waterproofing company is too small to qualify for an EMR. It has workers’ compensation coverage through State Compensation Insurance Fund. In San Jose, … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 7, 2025

There are seven new California workplace fatalities, four of them from struck-by incidents. In Fremont, a driver for Argonaut Window & Door was unloading a pallet of doors in early October when the doors fell on his leg. He was transported to a hospital, treated and released, but 10 days later returned to the hospital, … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Oct 17, 2025

There are five new workplace fatalities in California. In San Francisco, a scaffold incident killed one employee of Tong Construction and critically injured another. A painter working on a scaffold fell, striking another employee. The fallen worker died, and the second was hospitalized in critical condition. Public records appear to indicate that the employer informed … Read More »

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