There are 20 workplace fatalities reported from the month of August. Ten were struck-by incidents, and five more were falls. In Los Angeles, an attendant working at Flores Hand Car Wash stepped on the accelerator of a vehicle after releasing the parking brake, causing the car to reverse quickly and pin the employee against a …
There are eight more California workplace fatalities, including four struck-bys, two falls, and one electrocution. In Los Angeles, an equipment operator for Santa Ana Creek Development, doing business as Mark Development, sustained fatal injuries in an incident involving a backhoe. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene. Mark Development has a 163 experience modification …
There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Hickman, Stanislaus County, 34-year-old Pablo Gomez was killed when a trench he was working in collapsed. His employer has not yet been identified. The worker, a former goalkeeper for the Mexico City Football Club, leaves behind a wife, two children and a third on the way. In …
Several employers have been cited by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health in connection with fatality cases from late 2025 and early 2026. Here are the latest DOSH actions: US Foods, a Livermore grocery wholesaler, has been cited for three alleged serious violations. Cal/OSHA is proposing $70,000 in penalties following a January fatality at …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. All of them are “struck-by” events and involve the construction industry. In Stockton, two construction workers for an as-yet unidentified employer were discovered dead in a trench collapse at a supermarket under renovation. Cal/OSHA confirms that it is investigating but could not provide any information about the involved …
Three employers have been cited by Cal/OSHA in connection with a fatal fall at a Los Angeles roofing project early this year. Together, the employers face more than $282,000 in proposed penalties. The incident occurred on January 9th at a residential property in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. An allegedly contract employee of Roof-Top …
There are 21 California workplace fatalities to report from June. Almost half of them were from struck-by incidents. In Beverly Hills, a flagger for Calex Engineering Corp. was run over at a worksite and declared dead at the scene. The company has a .80 experience modification rating (EMR) and workers’ comp coverage from Zurich American …
There are 18 recent workplace fatalities to report, most from the month of May. Nine of the fatalities were struck-by incidents, and four were from falls. There were three deaths from workplace violence. Here are the struck-bys: In Fullerton, an order picker for Lineage Logistics was injured when a high-reach forklift struck him. He was …