There are four new workplace fatalities. In Oakland, a sales and service representative for Auto-Chlor Systems, a commercial dishwasher supply store, arrived at work in the early hours of New Year’s Eve and was approaching the front door when an assailant gunned him down. A suspect has not yet been identified; police believe Bernstine was …
Workplace fatalities in California dropped 13% in 2023, including or excluding incidents not purely work-related, such as drug overdoses and suicides. The data comes from the latest Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), developed by the research department of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and reported to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
There are 13 new workplace fatalities. Five are struck-bys, and four are from falls. Two are acts of workplace violence. In Eastvale, Riverside County, the owner/operator of Antonio AS Transport was crushed between a tractor and a trailer at a distribution center and died at the scene. In Palmdale, a tow truck driver for A1 …
Occupational fatalities in California decreased 13% in 2023 over the previous year, according to just-released data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. There were 439 work-related deaths here in California last year, down from 504 in 2022. They included: 95 deaths from violent incidents, from 97; 108 transportation incidents, versus 133; No fatalities from …
There are five more California workplace fatalities, four of them from struck-by incidents. In Riverside County, a water distribution system operator for the City of Hemet was crushed by a work truck when it was hit by another vehicle. The employee died at the scene. In Colton, a driver for Lineage Logistics was pinned between …
Here are the results of recent settlements, one dating back almost nine years, between Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers in fatality cases. The Appeals Board approved these resolutions. The long-delayed case concerns SW Forage, a Hesperia hay dealer. It suffered a workplace fatality on February 16th, 2016. A 49-year-old male machine …
There are seven new California workplace fatalities, five of which are falls. In Hawthorne, an employee of Anastasi Construction fell from the roof of a two-story building while performing plumbing work. The employer has an experience modification rating (EMR) of 115 and has workers’ comp coverage through State Compensation Insurance Fund. In Paramount, an employee …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has made determinations in several fatality cases from earlier this year, citing some employers and declining to cite others. Here are the latest cases as we follow up on our weekly fatality reports. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Cal/OSHA cited the Department with four serious violations, including two …