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Many people are seriously injured or killed in workplace fall injuries every year. These injuries occur across industry types, with the highest number of fatalities coming from the construction industry. Health services, wholesale and retail workers together comprised...
While most people recognize that construction sites pose many workplace risks, many do not realize just how dangerous the construction industry is. In fact, the construction industry has the highest fatality rate of any industry in the United States. This...
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...
Once again, driver fatigue is being cited as a leading factor in a fatal commercial tour accident. The recent bus crash near Shasta Lake killed one person, and at least 30 other were taken to nearby hospitals. The tour bus was en route to Washington State...
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...
California workers should know that career-ending injuries may happen in nearly any line of work. Accidents in the workplace may occur at even the most safety-conscious businesses, authorities say. The most common workplace accidents can cause back injuries, spine...
San Francisco's recent frightening window washer accident raises many issues concerning work pace safety - and underscores the need to understand your rights if you suffer an injury at work.According to reports, the window washer slipped from the roof of a building,...
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...
Recent news reports that California's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) has cited a fuel distribution company following a fatal workplace accident in Corona. According to the report, one worker was killed and another suffered severe burns...
A 51-year-old California man was killed while working on a construction project along eastbound Highway 68 in Salinas. The fatal accident occurred when a 50-year-old driver hit the utility worker near Corral de Tierra Road a little after midnight on Oct. 30. The...
