Workplace Fatality Update – May 26, 2023
There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Hayward, an employee of Northern California Fire Protection Services fell 40 feet from a scissor lift and was killed. The employer installs …
There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Hayward, an employee of Northern California Fire Protection Services fell 40 feet from a scissor lift and was killed. The employer installs …
Cal/OSHA has cited three employers following fatal incidents involving trenches. In one case, the trench collapsed because of an undermined sidewalk next to it. In the other, the collapse happened …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. Two are from falls. In Copperopolis, an employee of Foust Heating and Air lost balance on a ladder, fell backward and hit their …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. In Sanger, an employee of Pitman Family Farms fell into a poultry waste pit and drowned. It remain undetermined if it was an …
There is one new California workplace fatality from recent days – violence in the East Bay. At the Home Depot store in Pleasanton, 25-year-old Blake Mohs, a [theft] loss prevention …
An employee’s failure to heed a supervisor’s admonition about entering a permit-required confined space resulted in his death. Despite the employee’s lapse in judgment and failure to follow instructions, the …
There are three California workplace fatalities from recent days. In San Francisco, an employee of West Coast Arborists was killed after falling out of an aerial list while performing tree …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board has approved nine settlements in fatality cases, including one dating back a decade. Here are the results of these cases, and some compliance tips to help …