Category: Workers’ Compensation

Safety officials from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health are investigating a deadly accident at a Bumble Bee Foods seafood plant in Santa Fe Springs.

Shocking Workplace Accident Under Investigation

Safety officials from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) are investigating an accident at a Bumble Bee Foods seafood plant in Santa Fe Springs. The accident claimed the life of an employee, who was found dead inside a steamer machine...

Deadly Collision Highlights Dangers for Road Crews

In a senseless tragedy, two highway workers were killed early Sunday Morning in Torrance. Two drunk drivers collided with each other on the 405 North, sending one of the vehicles directly in to a road construction crew. The careening vehicle struck and killed two...

Tragedy at Baxter International plant in Atwater Village

Two men were seriously injured and one man was killed last Friday in a tragic workplace accident at the Baxter International plant in Atwater Village. Two workers were cleaning a tank used to store blood when they were overcome by ethanol fumes. A third worker called...

Nurses Experiencing Higher Risk of Workplace Injury

As hospital budgets are slashed across the country, assaults on nurses and other hospital staff have seen a marked increase. An under-reported side effect of the economic downturn, many states are closing hospitals, reducing staff levels of mental health specialists,...

The Rainy Season is Approaching

It’s not a closely held secret that many Southern Californians simply don’t know how to drive in the rain. The winter months see more auto accidents, longer commute times, and jam-packed freeways anytime the clouds open up. Being prepared for the rainy...