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Significant Recent Settlements

In April, the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements in Cal/OSHA cases. Here are some of the most significant cases, including those involving fatalities and serious injuries and one involving CalTrans. Universal Building Maintenance, dba, Allied Universal Janitorial Services: This Las Vegas, Nevada-based employer will pay $48,150 (53%) of the $90,500 proposed following the … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – May 16, 2025

There are five new California workplace fatalities. In Palm Desert, an employee at Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas fell 20 feet into a utility vault. Emergency crews measured hydrogen sulfide gas in the vault, requiring them to wear respiratory protection to retrieve the man, which took about two hours, according to a newspaper report. The man … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – May 9, 2025

There are three new California workplace fatalities, all from struck-by incidents. Struck by, by far, has been the leading fatality cause so far in 2025. In Valencia, the owner of Correa Concrete was using a water truck to hose down a sidewalk when he was run over by the vehicle. The company has a 94 … Read More »

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Latest Fatality Cases Include Indoor Heat Citations––A First for Fatalities?

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited dozens of employers in fatality cases from the latter half of 2024. Included is what could be the first issuance of serious violations under the new indoor heat illness prevention standard (General Industry Safety Orders §3396) in a fatality case. Here are the results: Point Green … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – May 2, 2025

There are six new California workplace fatalities. Struck-by incidents account for five of the six. In Long Beach, an employee of Cabrillo Boat Shop was operating an electric golf cart on a dock and struck his head against the side of an anchored boat. He succumbed some two weeks after the incident. The employer has … Read More »

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Workers’ Memorial Day 2025

Monday, April 28th, is the annual commemoration of Workers’ Memorial Day to “remember and honor the workers who lost their lives on the job,” in the words of the Department of Industrial Relations. Commemorations will be held all over the state. Fortunately, during the past week or so, there were no work-related fatalities in California, … Read More »

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High-Dollar Cases in Latest Settlements

Among the hundreds of settlements to Cal/OSHA cases approved by the Appeals Board in March are two involving fatalities and serious injuries that had hundreds of thousands of dollars in proposed penalties at stake. Here’s how those, and other significant cases, settled out. Alhambra Foundry, a metalworks and fabrication company, has agreed to pay $147,350 … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Apr 11, 2025

There are nine new California workplace fatalities. Three are from falls, and three relate to struck-by incidents. In McFarland, an employee of agricultural employer Jakov P. Dulcich & Sons stepped off a platform elevated more than 20 feet and fell to the concrete floor below while in a cold storage room. The company has an … Read More »

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