Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has resolved three workplace fatality cases with the affected cited employers. The employers, overall, will pay upwards of 70% of the proposed penalties in these cases. Here are the results: Mr. Crane: This Orange-based crane service will pay $33,810 (75%) of a proposed $45,360 for an accident at …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. Eurofins Electrical and Electronic Testing of Union City: An operations manager was found unresponsive, and the suspicion is that he suffered an electric shock at the company’s testing facility. The employee died at the scene. Eurofins is a French company specializing in product testing for electrical components and …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited three employers in early 2024 workplace fatalities. Mega Logistic, a Walnut-based employer, was issued citations for three alleged serious violations and more than $37,000 in proposed penalties. The accompanying chart shows the alleged violations and proposed penalties. It is unknown if the company has appealed. On …
In Farmington, a Roche Brothers, Inc., employee was harvesting almonds when he was caught between the harvesting machine and its tire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Roche Brothers, based in Escalon, has an EMR of 183. Its workers’ comp coverage is through Zenith Insurance. In Bermuda Dunes, near Palm Springs, the co-owner of …
There are three new California workplace fatalities. In Huntington Beach, an employee of Guardian Roofs fell from the second-story roof at a worksite and died. The company has a 112 EMR and is insured by State Compensation Insurance Fund. In Goleta, a groundsman for Wilson Construction was driving on U.S. Highway 10. He pulled over …
There are two new California workplace fatalities, both the result of employees being struck. In San Diego, a shipyard employee was killed after being struck and trapped beneath a piece of steel foundation material at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. The employee was lowering the platform when it fell on him. Coworkers lifted the steel …
There are nine new California workplace fatalities. Four were from falls. In Woodland, a laborer for Proframe, Inc., was working at a new construction site when he fell about 45 feet to the ground and died at the scene. Rocklin-based Proframe is a general contractor specializing in framing, concrete, fencing, siding, and decking. It has …
There are four new California workplace fatalities. In Kneeland, Humboldt County, two employees of EHS Amentum, a pilot and co-pilot, were killed when their plane crashed on approach to the local airstrip. Amentum is a consulting, engineering, and program and facilities management firm. Its EMR is 46 EMR and workers’ comp coverage through All-American Insurance. …