Hotel rooms often look spotless and inviting because trained professionals perform all the necessary housekeeping steps. Guests may not realize how hazardous the task of cleaning a California hotel room is. A housekeeper may enter dozens of rooms during a single...
Types Of Work-Related Injuries
Electrocution claims life of handyman employee
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the death of a worker in Santa Paula. The agency typically investigates all deaths caused by work-related injuries. A Cal/OSHA spokesperson says the fire department was called to the scene...
Work-related injuries: Explosion kills 1, injures another
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has launched an investigation into an explosion at a lumber mill. Reportedly, the incident occurred on a recent Thursday around midday. Work-related injuries caused the death of one worker. The lumber mill...
Man dies following work-related accident involving branch
While many people in California can readily list several occupations that may be risky, there are multiple others that are overlooked. For example, workers who are required to cut trees are often at great risk of injury while they use heavy, potentially dangerous...
Compensation for work-related repetitive motion injuries
All occupations hold the potential of risk to workers. When most people think of work-related injuries, however, the first thing that comes to mind are often single accidents that occur and cause obvious physical harm, such as a broken leg. While these types of...
Wildfire smoke can cause work-related injuries
The typical summertime wildfires in California are particularly severe this year. However, it is not only the wildfire fighters who are at risk of smoke inhalation and other fire-related injuries and illnesses. Workers in the affected areas face similar risks. When...
June designated to raise awareness of trench collapse prevention
Construction can often be a lengthy, complicated process. Though there may be a desire to reduce costs and save time, doing so can often have tragic consequences for construction workers in California and across the country. For example, efforts to do so -- along with...
1 killed, 1 seriously injured in industrial accident
Most workers in California and across the country report to work each day, committed to fulfilling their job obligations to the best of their abilities. While doing so they also work to protect their personal safety. Unfortunately, however, even the most safety...
OSHA to investigate fatal industrial accident
While many people in California and across the country would likely report feeling safe in their work environment, there are many hazards that they face. In fact, even the most safety-conscious workers can find themselves the victims of an industrial accident. In...
Man dies as part of fall related to industrial accident
Many workers in California and across the country are very experienced at the jobs that they perform. They are often tasks that they have performed repeatedly, and they become almost second nature for them. Despite this skill and experience, however, they still face...