Recently while fighting a serious fire in Soberanes, a worker was injured and was taken to a hospital for emergency medical treatment. The employer is currently under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration due to the circumstances...
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Construction worker struck by big rig, suffers fatal work injury
Work accidents that result in injuries occur with great frequency across the country, especially on construction sites. Sadly, a fatal work injury is an all too common tragedy seen on numerous job sites every year. Recently, a California man died in an...
Man injured on the job, rushed to hospital after accident
Workers' compensation is an insurance program established to protect employees who have suffered an injury while at work. When a California worker is injured on the job or becomes ill while working, he or she is likely eligible for workers' compensation. The...
Bulldozer worker suffers work injury in accident, dies
Most workers in California are safe, responsible, and thoroughly understand all of the dangers that the work entails at the job. Proper precautions are taken, the right safety equipment -- if needed -- is worn, and risks that would unnecessarily violate the...
Company facing fines after worker suffers fatal work injury
Those in California who work in construction know that their job carries with it a significant of risk of injury. Between workers high above the ground and heavy machinery, a construction site is a dangerous place. If proper safety equipment and training is not...
Where to find answers for questions about workers’ compensation
When a California worker is injured on the job, a complicated process may unfold in the days and weeks that follow. Depending on the circumstances and severity of an injury, an injured worker may require repeated visits to a doctor in order to achieve recovery. In...
Worker suffers fatal work injury in construction accident
California construction workers confront dangerous work environments on a daily basis, though workers should not be exposed to danger unnecessarily. When an individual suffers a work injury, he or she may decide to file a workers' compensation claim. In the event of a...
Construction worker suffers fatal work injury in trench collapse
A construction worker was recently killed in an out-of-state work accident that involved a trench collapsing on the man. The work injury that claimed the worker's life occurred on a recent Wednesday in May. When California workers suffer similar fatal accidents while...
2 construction workers injured on the job
A construction accident that lead to the injury of two construction workers occurred at an out-of-state site on a recent Friday in April. The two workers were working at the same site where a deadly collapse had occurred four years ago. When California workers are...
Construction worker fatally injured on the job
A construction accident occurred recently that took the life of a construction worker. The accident occurred out-of-state on a recent Monday in March, authorities say. Similarly, when a California worker is fatally injured on the job, the worker's loved ones are...