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Workplace Accidents
Construction workers accidents: Negligent employer fined $26,540
A recent report issued by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is an example of noncompliance with prescribed safety standards. Too many preventable construction workers accidents cause severe or fatal injuries. Cal/OSHA has completed its...
Concern over elevator-related construction workers accidents
Building sites nationwide, including California, pose an endless list of safety hazards, many of which are life-threatening. One of the primary causes of fatal construction workers accidents is workers falling from higher levels. The Center for Construction Research...
Can visual literacy reduce workplace accidents?
Manual work and artistry may not seem to go hand in hand, but new research indicates that using artistic concepts could help keep workers safe.The Campbell Institute released research that shows training employees in "visual literacy" can help them identify hazards...
Asbestos is as big a risk as construction workers accidents
Employers in all industries in California must inform their workers of all the potential health and safety risks they might encounter. While safety training could teach workers how to mitigate hazards that typically cause construction workers accidents, many may not...
Construction workers accidents: Fatal cave-in led to citations
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health requires construction company owners to appoint a competent person to conduct thorough manual and visual tests of the soil in which trenches are excavated. This person must then determine what type of...
LETF shuts down unsafe machinery at seven high-risk worksites
California's Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) recently discovered-and shut down-dangerous machinery at seven work sites in Southern California, including four car washes and three manufacturing businesses. These businesses were putting workers in immediate danger...
Workplace accidents: Worker fatally struck by falling steel beam
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reported that inspectors are investigating the death of a 29-year-old worker in San Diego County earlier this month. As in all fatal workplace accidents, the agency will determine whether safety violations on...
Workplace accidents: The hazards faced by janitorial workers
Workers in all industries are vulnerable, and although certain sectors like construction and manufacturing are known for the dangers employees face, workers such as janitors also face risks. Although most of the injuries they suffer would not qualify as workplace...
Recycling company cited again after 3 prior workplace accidents
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health recently concluded an investigation into the death of an employee of GreenWaste Recovery Inc. in March. The agency says this company was also the subject of three prior investigations that followed injuries...