There are three new workplace fatalities. In Los Angeles, an employee of Chris Nelson & Associates was struck by a vehicle while surveying a public road. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he died. The company has an EMR of 100 and workers’ comp coverage through Travelers Property Casualty of America. In …
There are three new California workplace fatalities from early March. In Los Angeles, an employee died after becoming trapped under a forklift at the Port of Los Angeles. Firefighters responded to the scene but found the man already had died. No other information about this incident was available as Cal-OSHA Reporter went to press. We …
There are seven new California workplace fatalities. In Fresno, the owner of MC Transmissions died in a hospital where he was taken after falling 15 feet through a skylight at his place of business. In Covina, a body technician at the auto repair shop Valley Collision was found non-responsive at work after a co-worker heard …
There are three new California workplace fatalities from the first week in January. In Spring Valley, San Diego County, an employee of Severin Mobile Towing was parked on the shoulder of a highway but was outside his truck when he was struck by a passing motorist, killing the employee at the scene. The employer has …
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 …
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 …
Injuries and illness in California workplaces saw a sharp jump in 2022, spurred by a more than doubling of workplace-related respiratory illnesses, especially in the public sector. The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses estimates that cases rose 26% in 2022 overall and 20% in private industry. The increases were led by state and local …