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More people are working from home these days, and many say they work just as hard from a kitchen table as they did from an office cubicle. However, among the differences related to becoming a remote employee is the question of illness or injury. Do you have workers’...
Each year, more than 20,000 workers experience eye injuries on the job, and those injuries may cause employees to miss multiple days of work. However, there are steps that California businesses can take to minimize the risk of an individual getting hurt while on the...
The nursing industry can be a dangerous one, but with the following 10 tips, nurses in California and across the U.S. may avoid most injuries and illnesses. It all starts with how they live outside of work. Healthy diet and exercise are essential; otherwise, the...
On-the-job injuries can happen in many different types of workplaces in California. Many of these accidents must be recorded, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. Specifically, employers have to report any serious injury, including...
California workers may be facing increased dangers on the job, according to the state agency in charge of occupational safety issues. Every year, Cal/OSHA releases statistics and an analysis of workplace injuries during the past year, based on the Census of Fatal...
A trench collapsed last week while workers were installing a sewage line at a Portland, Oregon home, burying a 27-year-old man, Portland firefighters said. The man died as a result of the collapse, according to OR-OSHA. The man had been working at the bottom of a...
A report has just been issued concerning last year's refinery explosion at an ExxonMobil plant in Redondo Beach, California. According to findings, the explosion occurred after crews were repairing a unit that hadn't been maintained for over five years. ...
A recent report reveals that California work places are becoming somewhat safer. The number of workplace deaths decreased over the last year - a positive development going against the national trends. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of on...
Bumble Bee Foods has just agreed to a $6 million settlement in the death of a worker at its Sante Fe Springs plant to resolve a criminal prosecution of the company. The worker - Jose Melena - was loading tuna into the industrial ovens when he got trapped...
Recently, a 31-year-old woman died after falling 28 feet at the FreeDrop USA attraction during the San Bernardino County Fair. The "FreeDrop USA" attraction involves people jumping off a platform nearly 40-feet high and then landing onto a giant inflatable...
