There are three new California workplace fatalities from the first week in January. In Spring Valley, San Diego County, an employee of Severin Mobile Towing was parked on the shoulder of a highway but was outside his truck when he was struck by a passing motorist, killing the employee at the scene. The employer has …
Almost 30% of incidents reported by as workplace-related are incidents that happened at work but were not workplace-related – such as suicides and drug overdoses. The data developed by the Department of Industrial Relations’ research department indicates there were 504 workplace fatalities in California in 2022, a 9% increase over 2021. The data originates from …
The last weeks of December 2023 saw nine workplace fatalities, including three fatal falls and three deadly struck-bys. Here are some details: In Lompoc, an employee of One Priority Roofing fell through a roof and was killed. In West Covina, an employee of SMD Drive Wall was hospitalized after a November fall from the roof …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has come to an agreement in settlement talks with employers regarding fatality cases. The employers will pay from 89% to 100% in these cases. Notably, most of the time, the employee responsible for the accident was the one killed. Vista Verde Farms, Corcoran: This employer has agreed to …
Two California employers are facing potential five-figure Cal/OSHA penalties in the wake of two fatal incidents earlier this year involving heavy machinery. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Botanas Mexico, a distributor based in South El Monte, for three serious violations and one regulatory and $35,820 in proposed penalties in the May 25th …
There are three new California workplace fatalities from early December. In Bakersfield, an employee of Raul Felix, doing business as Tierra Construction, was killed after the operator of a front-end loader moving in reverse ran him over. He died at the scene. In Irwindale, an employee of Jones Oil Co. was using a chemical while …
There are four new workplace fatalities in California. Two of them are from falls and two from harmful exposure. In Rialto, an employee of an as-yet unidentified employer was working from an aerial lift about 25 feet high and fell out. In El Granada, an employee of Profound Tree Care Co. was operating a log …
There are three new workplace fatalities in California. In Olympic Valley, Brian Gimbert, 34, an employee of Palisades Tahoe, formerly known as Squaw Valley, was killed during a snowmaking operation. Gimbert was operating a snowmobile at slow speed on undeveloped property on the Alpine Meadows portion of the ski resort when he struck a partially …