Workplace Fatality Update – July 26, 2024

There are two new workplace fatalities. In San Clemente another CalTrans employee was killed. It is the 194th Caltrans employee to be killed on the job since 2021. Equipment operator Alexander Rodish, 55, was struck by a tow truck while working along the I-5 freeway. According to a report, Rodish and another employee had pulled … Read More »

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Charges Resolved in Beekeeper’s Death

The father-and-son beekeepers who were charged with felonies following the 2018 death of an employee have seen the charges reduced to misdemeanors and will not serve any time, according to a ruling from the bench in Marin County Superior Court. Mark D. Tauzer and Trevor H. Tauzer of Woodland’s Tauzer Apiaries will serve one year … Read More »

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13 More Fatalities in California

Some 13 California workplace fatalities happened from late June and early July. In Fresno, a laborer for Maddox Farms was repairing a water pump when his wrench slipped, hitting him in the hand and causing swelling. He lost consciousness and was transported to a hospital, where he died. In the Los Angeles area, an employee … Read More »

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6 More Workplace Fatalities

There are six new workplace fatalities, including two falls and two crushing deaths. In Pasadena, a superintendent for SoCal Scaffold was inspecting an indoor scaffold at a school project and fell about 30 feet. He was transported to a hospital and died the same day. The employer is a licensed contractor with an EMR of … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Cites in Fatality Cases

Here are some of the latest citation packages issued by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health related to workplace fatalities. Employers are presumed innocent during the appeals process. Peter Hall Construction: This Camarillo contractor faces three serious violations and more than $38,000 in proposed penalties after an August 2023 death. It happened at a … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jun 21, 2024

There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Littlerock, a desert community near Palmdale, one firefighter was killed and another injured when a vehicle on fire exploded.  Killed was Andrew Pontious, a 19-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Shortly after the crew arrived at the quarry where a front-end loader was burning, … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Fatality Cases Resolved

Here are how workplace fatality cases from recent years, including one from 2016, were resolved between Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers. Cirque Du Soleil America: The international acrobatics troupe is based in Montreal, Canada. It withdrew its appeal and will pay all of the $46,500 proposed in November 2016, death of … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Jun 14, 2024

There are seven new California workplace fatalities. In Anaheim, a forklift operator for Regal Custom Mill Work/Highland Lumber Sales was found crushed by a rolling gate and died at the scene. The employer manufactures and distributes lumber, plywood, molding, and other wood products. The company has a 97 EMR and is insured by Cypress Insurance … Read More »

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