Among the hundreds of Cal/OSHA cases recently settled are nine with fatalities involved, including one dating back almost a decade. Here is what these cases were all about and how they were resolved. Tractel, Inc.: This overhead traveling cranes, hoists, and monorail systems manufacturer will pay $18,000 (50%) of the $36,000 in contested violations cited …
Cal/OSHA has cited 10 employers following investigations into workplace fatalities between March and July 2024. Cal-OSHA Reporter reported preliminary information on these incidents last year. Here’s what the Division’s investigations say happened and the actions it is taking. Jose Antonio Breniz: This Orange-based construction company faces three alleged serious violations and more than $45,000 in …
There are three new workplace fatalities, all in the construction sector. In Sacramento, an employee of Blocka Construction was on his way to work in a company vehicle when he crashed into a residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear if this incident was work-related, substance-related, or from natural causes. The …
There are nine new workplace fatalities; six are from crushing or struck-by incidents, and two may not be occupational-related. In San Leandro, a mechanic for Alco Iron & Metal Co. was crushed by the forks of an industrial truck. Alco Iron is a metal recycler with a 99 experience modification rating (EMR) and workers’ comp …
There are four new workplace fatalities. In Oakland, a sales and service representative for Auto-Chlor Systems, a commercial dishwasher supply store, arrived at work in the early hours of New Year’s Eve and was approaching the front door when an assailant gunned him down. A suspect has not yet been identified; police believe Bernstine was …
Workplace fatalities in California dropped 13% in 2023, including or excluding incidents not purely work-related, such as drug overdoses and suicides. The data comes from the latest Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), developed by the research department of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and reported to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
There are 13 new workplace fatalities. Five are struck-bys, and four are from falls. Two are acts of workplace violence. In Eastvale, Riverside County, the owner/operator of Antonio AS Transport was crushed between a tractor and a trailer at a distribution center and died at the scene. In Palmdale, a tow truck driver for A1 …
Occupational fatalities in California decreased 13% in 2023 over the previous year, according to just-released data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. There were 439 work-related deaths here in California last year, down from 504 in 2022. They included: 95 deaths from violent incidents, from 97; 108 transportation incidents, versus 133; No fatalities from …