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How Significant Injury Cases Settled Out

The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board recently approved settlements in several significant injury cases, including two cases with repeat violations. Here is how those cases were settled after the employers and Cal/OSHA negotiated. Allied West Paper Corp., Fontana: This manufacturer will pay $59,925 (85%) of a proposed $70,750 resulting from a June 2024, lockout/tagout incident. An employee … Read More »

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Nurse’s TB Case a Cause for Concern?

As Cal-OSHA Reporter reported in last week’s Workplace Fatality Update, a nurse at the Department of State Hospitals’ Atascadero facility near Templeton died 11 days after testing positive for “active” tuberculosis (TB) and being hospitalized. Cal-OSHA Reporter determined it was worth looking into this unusual workplace fatality to learn if it portends anything more serious. … 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 – Apr 4, 2025

There are three new workplace fatalities in California. In Olivehurst, Marysville Police officer Osmar Rodarte, 30, was shot and killed while executing a search warrant on a suspected drug dealer as part of a multi-agency effort to root out drug smuggling, particularly fentanyl, from Mexico. Rodarte was part of a SWAT team serving warrants. The … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update – Mar 7, 2025

There are four new California workplace fatalities, three of them from struck-by incidents. In Desert Center, a semi-truck driver for Swift was killed in a vehicle incident on Interstate 10. The driver died at the scene. The employer has an EMR of 77. In Mira Loma, a roofer for L&M Roof Removal was crushed between … Read More »

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Workplace Fatality Update

There are four California workplace fatalities, three of them from struck-by incidents. In Indio, a technician for Park House Tires was servicing a vehicle on the side of a freeway. A vehicle collision on the freeway caused a semi to veer onto the shoulder, killing the technician. In Downey, an employee of EN Engineering was … Read More »

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Fatality Investigation Results

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 … Read More »

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California Workplace Fatality Update

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 … Read More »

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