Fatalities - | CAL-OSHA Reporter

Menu

Workplace Fatality Update – Apr 26, 2024

There are five new workplace fatalities in California from recent days. In Soledad, a tractor operator for Foothill Packing was cleaning a harvester when his clothes were caught in the chain drive of the machine, “causing strangulation,” according to Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The agricultural employer has an experience modification rating of … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Fatality Cases and Lessons Learned

Cal/OSHA and employers have resolved three workplace fatality cases through settlement. Two of the cases are several years old and were concluded following the Bureau of Investigations’ weigh-in. In all three cases, the employers paid less than the proposed penalties. Arc Flash USS-Posco Industries, a Pittsburgh steel mill whose parent company is based in Pennsylvania, … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Workplace Fatality Update – Apr 19, 2024

There are five new California workplace fatalities. Two are from falls and two others are from struck-bys. The fifth resulted from a crushing. In Fort Bragg, the owner of Makela Boat Works fell from a ladder and was found unresponsive. The owner was transported to medical facilities but died. The deceased is identified as Howard … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Workplace Fatality Update – Apr 12, 24

There were four new California workplace fatalities reported in March. In Vernon, an employee of EZ Shipping Express fell from a loading dock and later succumbed to the injuries. The death occurred in February, but the employer did not notify Cal/OSHA until late in March. The company has an EMR of 94 and workers’ comp … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 29, 2024

There are three new workplace fatalities. In Los Angeles, an employee of Chris Nelson & Associates was struck by a vehicle while surveying a public road. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he died. The company has an EMR of 100 and workers’ comp coverage through Travelers Property Casualty of America. In … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Here’s How Fatality Cases Were Resolved Between Cal/OSHA, Employers

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers have resolved more fatality cases. The settlements ranged from 18% to 90% of the proposed penalties. Quarry Conflagration Lehigh Southwest Cement will pay $44,125 (47%) of a proposed $93,000 following a December 2017 fatality at the company’s Cupertino quarry. Jose Rivas, 56, burned to death in … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 22, 2024

There are three new California workplace fatalities from early March. In Los Angeles, an employee died after becoming trapped under a forklift at the Port of Los Angeles. Firefighters responded to the scene but found the man already had died. No other information about this incident was available as Cal-OSHA Reporter went to press. We … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in

Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 15, 2024

There were three new California workplace fatalities in late February. In Rancho Cordova, an employee of an as-yet unidentified company was crushed by a vehicle that slid off an elevated lift. In Signal Hill, an employee of Power Trip Rentals was killed after being run over by a vehicle he was working on. The company … Read More »

This content is only available to premium subscribers. Please login here log in