In many lines of work in California, employees expose themselves to danger and physical harm on a daily basis. Whether operating heavy machinery or performing their job's responsibilities in hostile environments, these individuals' chances of suffering a work injury...
Modesto Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Fatal fall, workers’ compensation death benefits possible
A fatal construction accident occurred recently in early September in Jamul. The accident involved a construction worker who fell around five stories and died as a result of his injuries. When workers die while on the job from accidents such as this one, their loved...
Fatal accidents and workers’ compensation death benefits
Being employed as an industrial or construction worker can carry with it a greater chance of being injured on the job. Between working with heavy machinery, climbing to dizzying heights and sometimes working far below the surface of the earth, this chance of injury is...
Arborist fatally injured on the job by falling log
In many lines of work in California, the risk of injury often goes hand in hand with an individual's work responsibilities. However, some lines of work carry with them an increased chance of suffering serious, if not fatal, injuries. An arborist was recently fatally...
Company fined after explosion that injured workers
California state regulators recently fined ExxonMobil $566,600 in relation to 19 safety and health violations after the Feb. 18 explosion in Torrance. The explosion was literally felt throughout the city. The number of injured workers totalled four, and the explosion...
Three people injured on the job when structure collapses
Construction work, like many other types of professions involving manual labor, carries a certain amount of risk. Many construction accidents in California that occur on roadways are the result of vehicles striking workers. In the case of three construction workers...
Construction worker suffers work injury, lifted out of dam
Injuries on construction sites are a common occurrence in California. A construction worker in Sacramento suffered a work injury and was rescued from a 40-foot deep dam recently. The worker was at a job site on the Sacramento River for the Davis-Woodland Water Intake...
Roof collapses, construction worker suffers work injury
In regards to workplace danger in California, there is perhaps no other workplace environment that offers more danger than that of an industrial or construction worker. Between heavy machinery and the tools often required to get the job done, the average industrial...
Lightning strikes power pole, injured worker survives
Over the course of an individual's life, he or she might be responsible for any number of different jobs. Most individuals' jobs do not put them at any inherent risk of serious injury; however, there are certain industries where injury is far from uncommon....
Worker’s arms severed in industrial work injury
Over the course of an individual's life, he or she may work in a variety of occupations. Although each position holds its own dangers, there are few occupations that put a worker in danger in California more consistently than industrial work. A recent work injury...