Workplace fatalities come in many forms, but falls from ladders are among the most common. For older employees, falls are an especially acute hazard. Such was the case with a …
Cal-OSHA Reporter recently had an update about an August 2019 fatality at a Northern California agricultural operation. Minturn Huller Cooperative agreed to pay half of the proposed $38,925 Cal/OSHA penalty. …
Even well-trained and experienced employees make assumptions and mistakes out of control of the employer that get them hurt and killed. A 2019 workplace fatality illustrates the need for employer …
Cal/OSHA concluded its investigation into the tragic workplace fatality of 18-year-old Enrique Vasquez Garcia several months ago. His employer, Aardvark Clay & Supplies, was cited with $237,000 in proposed penalties. …
Jose Juan Vallejo died an inglorious death on September 16, 2014. He drowned in a tangle of aquatic weeds eight feet below the surface of a golf course pond while …
A 2014 fatality that did not result in citations from Cal/OSHA, because of contributory conduct from the employee, nonetheless has important lessons for employers. The incident is the subject of …
In March of 2013, an incident killed a 37-year-old welder as he was testing a hydraulic tank after repairing a leak. The aluminum vessel was off a waste-collection truck and …
The 2013 fatality of a Los Angeles-area electrician was caused by a safety device that wasn’t working on computer-controlled hoist, according to the findings of the California Department of Public …