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Cal/OSHA Action in Fatality Cases – Nov 27, 2024

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 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 27, 2024

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 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 22, 2024

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 … Read More »

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Settlements Reached in Fatality Cases

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 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 15, 2024

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 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Nov 8, 2024

There are eight new California workplace fatalities. Four of them are from struck-bys. In Corcoran, an irrigation laborer employed by Paragon Personnel was driving on a rural road and was struck by an irrigation pipe trailer, suffering fatal head injuries. In Wilmington, an employee of Ecology Control Industries was loading a sealed roll-off bin filed … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA Decisions in Fatality Cases

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited several employers and declined to cite others in several fatality cases from late 2023 and early 2024. These incidents were first covered in Cal-OSHA Reporter’s fatality reports. American Marine Corp., of San Pedro, faces penalties of up to $101,715, in the March 2024 death of Bohdan … Read More »

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The Factors in a Farmworker’s Death

Jesus Salazar Castillo, 66, a line worker at poultry processor Pitman Farms in Sanger, California, regularly volunteered for overtime on weekends, working in the wastewater pit area to clean the surroundings. That practice may have been his undoing. In May 2023, he was apparently overcome by hydrogen disulfide (H2S) near the pit, fell in, and … Read More »

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