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 …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. In Pico Rivera, a horse wrangler for Pico Rivera Sports Arena fell off a horse and was pronounced dead at the scene. In Tollhouse, Fresno County, an employee of B&C Demolition, while operating an empty 2,000-gallon water truck, was involved in an accident that caused fatal injuries. The …
There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Villa Park, Orange County, two construction workers on a renovation project at the gymnasium at Villa Park High School were involved in an incident that killed one worker and injured the other. Mainstream media reports that bleachers might have been involved. Neither the school nor Cal/OSHA are …
Cal/OSHA has settled with employers in seven workplace fatality cases. Two of the employers are public agencies. Here are the deals: The City of Palo Alto has agreed to pay $68,175 (66%) of a proposed $104,060 after being cited in the November 2019 electrocution of Donatus Okhomina, 42. He was a newly hired employee caught …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. In El Monte, a self-employed landscaper fell from a ladder and later died in a hospital. There is not immediate information on the name of the landscaper or whether Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has jurisdiction in the case. In the San Joaquin Valley, an animal …