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CNN reports that Bumble Bee foods and two of its employees will face felony criminal charges arising out of the work place death of an employee at a California plant. Bumble Bee was charged with "willfully violating worker safety rules."The man died in a...
While the sunny weather that California is known for is often cited as a reason for visiting the state, high temperatures can be hazardous to workers who perform many or all of their duties outdoors. OSHA has no specific standard for illnesses caused by heat, but...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2000 to 2009, 350 workers were killed in trench collapses and cave-ins that occurred during excavations. In response, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has released information in an attempt to...
As some California employers may know, it is important to keep the workplace safe and provide care for injured employees. It is also mandatory for employers who have a certain number of workers to provide workers' compensation insurance. The Occupational Safety and...
San Francisco news reports that a woman was killed in Martinez after a gravel trailer crashed into her vehicle. According to SF Gate, the 32-year-old woman was parked at a city construction site. Although a construction worker asked the victim to...
A year after the death of a woman killed on the movie set of the "Midnight Rider," friends and family called for a moment of silence to remember Sarah Jones, and to call attention to work place dangers on movie sets and work locations. Jones was killed, and...
The difficulties faced by injured workers in California and throughout the country are highlighted in a new report from the Department of Labor. The report calls the workers' compensation system inadequate and estimates that only 21 percent of medical costs and lost...
A massive blast at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance left four workers with minor injuries on Feb. 18. The explosion happened at around 8:50 a.m. The official cause of the incident is not yet known, but an unnamed source said workers at the West 190th Street plant...
This past weekend Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal California car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Five people suffered personal injuries and one person died in the multi-car collision. Authorities investigating the fatal car accident are...
Workers who utilize handheld power tools as a part of their regular job duties are at risk from suffering vibration injuries over time. Such vibration injuries can lead to a loss of feeling in the hands, a lessening of the ability to grip and other debilitating...
