An August accident in Southern Florida involving a big rig that killed three people made national news. It involved an alleged illegal alien driver licensed by California and uncovered major issues with California’s commercial driver’s license (CDL) program. And California is not alone in its issues. Texas, for instance, leads the nation by far in …
There are nine new California workplace fatalities, five of them from struck-by incidents. In Walnut Creek, Mahdi Khorram, an employee of Caltrans, was struck by an asphalt truck driving in reverse on a road project along Highway 4 near Crockett. Khorram was a construction inspector for the transportation agency. In Anaheim, a security guard for …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements of citation cases in August. Among them were significant injury and fatality cases, including one with hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake. Here are some of the most significant of those settlements. JSL Foods, Los Angeles: This manufacturer of Asian food will pay $241,380 (87%) of …
There are six new California workplace fatalities. Three are from struck-by incidents. In the town of Washington, along the Yuba River, an equipment operator for SOCOM Underground was struck by a tree fallen due to high winds. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene. SOCOM has workers’ comp coverage through State Compensation Insurance Fund. …
There are three new California workplace fatalities, including one confined space death. The confined space accident occurred in an underground gas tank at a Costco store in Sacramento. An employee of Ponder Environmental Services assigned to clean holding tanks passed out either from fumes or from a medical emergency, according to a news report. The …
There are five new California workplace fatalities. In Corona Del Mar, an employee of Lighthouse Exteriors was working on a two-story residential roof, cutting metal, but fell to the ground, succumbing at the scene. The Costa Mesa-based contractor has a .80 experience modification (EMR) and workers’ comp coverage through Oak River Insurance. In Corona, a …
A fatality case that began with the incident in January 2016 has come to an end with a lawsuit dismissal in Sacramento County Superior Court. United Parcel Service challenged a Cal/OSHA Appeals Board Decision After Reconsideration in 2019, but this spring the two sides agreed to end the case. The package delivery giant had filed …
There are nine new California workplace fatalities, four from falls, three from struck-bys, and two others from possible harmful exposure. In Northridge, a tree trimmer for Zenobia Miguel Tree Service was cutting a palm tree at a private residence when he accidentally cut the rope line and fell about 30 feet to the ground. Neither …