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 …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements to citation cases in October, several involving fatalities. Here is how the parties resolved the cases: Copper Harbor Co.: This San Leandro chemical manufacturer was cited for 18 alleged violations, including eight serious, in the September 10th, 2020, death of an employee, who suffered cardiac arrest “potentially …
There are six new workplace fatalities in California, three from falls. In Lancaster, the owner of U.S. Repair Towing was working on the business’s roof and fell off. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In Bakersfield, an employee of Seven Oaks Country Club fell off a utility cart in the middle of October and …