There are 9 new workplace fatalities in California. Five of the deaths are from struck-bys, the most common fatality source in California this year. In Pacific Palisades, a plumber for Famous Plumbing Corp. was inside a four-foot trench when the sides of the trench gave out, crushing the employee. Famous Plumbing is not big enough …
There are four new California workplace fatalities. Three of the employers are too small for an experience modification rating (EMR). In Long Beach, one worker was killed, and two were injured when a trench collapsed at a project at the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Firefighters removed the employees from the trench, and one was pronounced …
There have been six new workplace fatalities in California. In San Diego, an employee of Beach Cities Coatings fell about 10 feet from a ladder and sustained fatal head injuries. The deck waterproofing company is too small to qualify for an EMR. It has workers’ compensation coverage through State Compensation Insurance Fund. In San Jose, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …