A civil court jury recently decided that CBS Television Studios must pay $10.45 million in damages to the family of a security guard killed on the set of a popular television show. The decedent's family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in...
Workplace Accidents
Propane blast in California leaves worker badly injured
A propane truck driver was severely burned in a blast in Los Angeles just before 12:00 p.m. on Sept. 15. According to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, the man works for a company that transports propane to fill commercial and industrial tanks. The...
Are California’s wineries safe for workers?
California readers may have many reasons to be proud of the state’s wine industry. However, safety might not be among those reasons, according to a recent article. Specifically, there may be an issue with the industry’s approach to barrel rows in wine cellars -- some...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Employer Following Workplace Accident
Generally, California workers' compensation laws provide benefits for workers injured on the job. In fact, California law requires employers to have workers' compensation insurance if they have even one employee.Workers compensation benefits are generally an...
Safety protocols cited in California worker’s workplace accident
A California baggage worker’s fatal workplace accident has resulted in an investigation and hefty fine of $77,250 by officials at the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA.Officials believe the accident occurred because local policy...
Workers’ compensation benefits may not be the sole remedy
When a worker is injured by an on-the-job accident, it is important to timely notify the employer and file a claim for workers’ compensation.Yet that initial filing may not be the end of the matter. Readers may not realize that many workers’ compensation...
How do state and federal workplace safety agencies differ?
California readers may be aware that there is a state agency devoted to job safety and health programs, called the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA. However, there may be confusion about the distinction between CAL/OSHA and its federal...
Several Legal Issues Raised In California Crane Accident
On Friday, May 30th two Bay Area men died in a tragic Yolo County crane accident. According to SF Gate, the two men were working at a bridge construction site in Winters, California when the basket that was hoisting them came loose. The basket fell nearly...
Recent study proves ladder falls a major cause of worker injury
A study performed by researchers at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reveals that 20 percent of fall-related workplace injuries involve falling not from a secure platform or down stairs, but from a ladder. This is consistent with...