There are four new California workplace fatalities through early February. In San Luis Obispo, an officer for the California Department of Corrections had died after falling ill and being hospitalized in November. The officer was diagnosed with Valley Fever. In Fremont, an employee of Cisco Systems was on a team-building hike when she became ill …
Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and employers have finalized several fatality cases. Here’s how those cases settled out: YRC Freight: This San Diego employer has withdrawn its appeal of four citations issued after the death of Raymond Glover, 81, a security guard at the company’s facility in October 2019. His primary employer was …
There are three new California workplace fatalities from the middle of January, two of them from falls. In Nevada City, the owner of Roth Tree Co. was killed in a fall. Thomas Roth, a tree surgeon, was removing a tree from the roof of a house when he fell from the roof. His employee took …
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 …