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 …
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 …
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 …
There are four new California workplace fatalities. In Valencia, the owner of Clarity Solar Solutions fell from a residential rooftop while cleaning solar panels. He was working by himself. He died of his injuries several days later. In Salinas, a mechanic for Pemer Packing Co. sustained fatal injuries while working on a harvester machine. There …
There are four new California workplace fatalities, three from falls. In Winnetka in the San Fernando Valley, an employee of Troy Roofing fell 30 feet at a jobsite. The employee was transported to a hospital and died later that day. The employer has an 83 experience modification rating (EMR) and is insured by Redwood Fire …
Completing investigations begun early this year, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited three employers in workplace fatalities. Here’s what the Division alleges in these cases: La Tapatia Market Vallejo: DOSH cited this employer for four serious and two other alleged violations in a February 22nd fatality attributed to faulty water heater ducting. …
There are four new California workplace fatalities, three from falls. In San Diego, an employee of Sylvester Roofing fell through a skylight 30 feet to the ground while working on a roof. Escondido-based Sylvester Roofing has an experience modification (EMR) of 59 and workers’ comp through Insurance Company of the West. In Oakhurst, an employee …
There are five new California workplace fatalities. Two of them are from falls. In Modesto, a welder for New Century Construction & Consulting was working from a nine-foot ladder, lost his balance, and fell backward. He did not initially appear to be seriously injured and went home, but was found by his wife unresponsive at …