Cal-OSHA is investigating the deaths of two brothers who were working at a compost center in Lamont, CA. They were overcome by fumes in a confined space.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, confined space, overcome by fumes, protective gear
A nonprofit organization focused on workplace safety has called on California to lift a state freeze to hire more Cal-OSHA inspectors.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, California, OSHA inspectors, Worksafe
A worker at the Port of Oakland in California lost both her legs after being run over by a container lift that weighed several tons.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, double amputation, lift truck
A company has been fined $128,945 for safety violations after a worker was buried and killed at a construction site.
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A woman is suspected of bilking construction companies in California out of $500,000 by posing as an OSHA inspector.
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Could a moment of distraction have caused a worker to lose his right hand?
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, paper cutter, worker loses hand
Some call it “pack journalism.” But no matter what it’s called, it’s becoming apparent that the general news media are hitching onto the “OSHA’s not doing its job” bandwagon.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, DuPont, Las Vegas, media criticism, OSHA
California has been cracking down on farms that don’t provide outdoor workers with enough water and shade on hot days. Indoor workers can suffer from heat stress, too, but you wouldn’t expect libraries to be on the list of places with problems due to hot conditions.
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California is one of only two states to have regulations that require employers to take steps to reduce employee injuries or deaths due to heat stress. It’s also been issuing fines and even shutting down some companies that have violated the regs. But now a lawsuit says California isn’t doing enough.
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Tags: ACLU lawsuit, agricultural workers, CAL-OSHA, heat stress, United Farm Workers Union
Just two states, California and Washington, have specific safety regulations to protect outdoor workers from heat-related illness. Now, California has clarified what employers have to do to protect workers.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, heat stress, outdoor workers
Three employees suffered serious injuries in an explosion in Pasadena, CA, that ripped apart a delivery truck fueled by compressed natural gas.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, compressed natural gas, explosion
A 20-year-old worker’s leg got caught in a machine used to drill holes.
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