The father-and-son beekeepers who were charged with felonies following the 2018 death of an employee have seen the charges reduced to misdemeanors and will not serve any time, according to a ruling from the bench in Marin County Superior Court. Mark D. Tauzer and Trevor H. Tauzer of Woodland’s Tauzer Apiaries will serve one year …
Some 13 California workplace fatalities happened from late June and early July. In Fresno, a laborer for Maddox Farms was repairing a water pump when his wrench slipped, hitting him in the hand and causing swelling. He lost consciousness and was transported to a hospital, where he died. In the Los Angeles area, an employee …
There are six new workplace fatalities, including two falls and two crushing deaths. In Pasadena, a superintendent for SoCal Scaffold was inspecting an indoor scaffold at a school project and fell about 30 feet. He was transported to a hospital and died the same day. The employer is a licensed contractor with an EMR of …
Here are some of the latest citation packages issued by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health related to workplace fatalities. Employers are presumed innocent during the appeals process. Peter Hall Construction: This Camarillo contractor faces three serious violations and more than $38,000 in proposed penalties after an August 2023 death. It happened at a …
There are two new California workplace fatalities. In Littlerock, a desert community near Palmdale, one firefighter was killed and another injured when a vehicle on fire exploded. Killed was Andrew Pontious, a 19-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Shortly after the crew arrived at the quarry where a front-end loader was burning, …
Here are how workplace fatality cases from recent years, including one from 2016, were resolved between Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers. Cirque Du Soleil America: The international acrobatics troupe is based in Montreal, Canada. It withdrew its appeal and will pay all of the $46,500 proposed in November 2016, death of …
There are seven new California workplace fatalities. In Anaheim, a forklift operator for Regal Custom Mill Work/Highland Lumber Sales was found crushed by a rolling gate and died at the scene. The employer manufactures and distributes lumber, plywood, molding, and other wood products. The company has a 97 EMR and is insured by Cypress Insurance …
Here are some of the latest cases brought against employers regarding 2023 fatal workplace incidents. Most cases have been contested at the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board, of which two have been settled. Employers are presumed innocent in the appeals process. Fatalities in Farmland The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited Woodland’s Payne Farms …