Workplace Accidents

California employers of construction workers exposed to confined spaces have to meet extra safety standards issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Subpart AA of 29 CFR 1926 of the updated OSHA regulations establishes that employers must identify...

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...

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...

Construction workers in California might be interested in learning more about ways to reduce accidents associated with erecting exterior or interior walls. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is responsible for ensuring that employers and employees...

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...

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...

The biggest cause of fatal work-related accidents in California as well as across the country is work-related motor vehicle accidents. These accidents may occur on public highways, within industrial complexes or at off-road work sites. According to the Centers for...

In 2012, 374 farmers were killed while on the job, which translates to a fatality rate of 20.2 per 100,000 workers. Many of the deaths were caused by tractors turning over. To prevent such deaths, it is recommended that all tractors be fitted with a Roll-Over...

Vallejo officials reported that a natural gas explosion injured two maintenance workers employed at Vallejo High School on Nov. 14. The two individuals were working on the heating system in a classroom inside a building currently under construction at the time of the...

The recent Santa Clarita, California Six Flags Magic Mountain construction site accident underscores the potential dangers that exist for workers at work sites and raises questions concerning who is responsible for injuries when accidents do occur.  The recent...