Workplace Fatality Update – 5-20-22
There are seven new workplace fatalities. They include three struck-bys, two cases of harmful exposure, and one caught-between. Another case might be from natural causes. The struck-bys include: An employee …
There are seven new workplace fatalities. They include three struck-bys, two cases of harmful exposure, and one caught-between. Another case might be from natural causes. The struck-bys include: An employee …
A faulty TIG welding torch and an alleged failure to communicate between crews on a refinery turnaround led to the fatality of a contract employee last fall at the Valero …
In addition to the huge Valero Benicia case, Cal/OSHA has completed investigations into several workplace fatality cases from 2021. These cases underscore the idea that safety is a journey, and …
There are six new workplace fatalities from recent days. Three of them appear to be from natural causes, but Cal/OSHA is investigating to rule out work-relatedness. The confirmed work-related incidents …
Cal/OSHA is proposing more than $1.7 million in penalties against four employers in the November 12th, 2021, death of a contractor employee at the Valero Benicia Refinery. Luis Gutierrez, 35, …
There are two new workplace fatalities recent days. In Palmdale, an employee of D&J Transport was killed in a forklift rollover. In Woodland, an employee of Muller Ag, LLC, was …
There are six new workplace fatalities in recent days. Four of them are confirmed as work-related, and the other two appear to be from natural causes or employee actions. In …
According to the National Safety Council, total recordable injury rates have decreased more rapidly than work-related fatalities for the past 30 years, leading to “a new approach to serious injury …