ProPublica, an independent, non-profit newsroom producing investigative journalism has written an article detailing the disastrous effects of a workers’ compensation system that doesn’t benefit workers. It’s heartbreaking. The article details the...
Losing that hour of sleep can do more than make everyone just a little tired for a week. Turns out that daylight savings can cause an increased risk of injury. There’s a 17% increase in car crash fatalities the Monday after we spring forward and workplace...
A construction worker trying to hang a banner at Mission Viejo High School from a 30-foot-high scaffold was electrocuted after contacting live electrical wires on Thursday, July 17th. He has been identified as 23-year-old Daniel Pohl, from Apple Valley. A second...
A steel beam fell during overnight construction onto the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach early Wednesday, June 18th. A Caltrans employee was seriously injured in the workplace accident. The worker had been standing on the beam when it fell, around 2:45 a.m. The incident...
A construction worker was killed when a bridge his crew was demolishing collapsed onto the 91 Freeway in Riverside early Sunday, May 18th. The bridge collapse occurred around 3:15 a.m. between Central Avenue and 14th Street. The deceased worker has been identified as...
One person was killed and one person was seriously injured after an explosion at a tanker truck manufacturer in Corona on Wednesday, May 7th. The deceased victim has been identified as Samuel Enciso, 51, of Santa Fe Springs. The cause of the workplace accident is...
