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Local fast-food workers join statewide strikes for safer conditions
Fast-food workers were striking Tuesday across the state, including in the East Bay and South Bay, to demand better health and safety conditions, organizers said. In Oakland, about two...Read More
New Cal/OSHA rules drop workplace mask mandate for fully vaccinated people
Fully vaccinated workers will no longer be required to wear a mask regardless of whether their co-workers are unvaccinated following new guidance Thursday from the state’s workplace safety agency....Read More
Cal/OSHA fines three Bay Area employers for failure to protect workers from Covid-19
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued citations to three Bay Area employers for not protecting workers from Covid-19. The largest fine of $24,500 was levied...Read More
Cal/OSHA fines San Quentin State Prison for violations in Covid-19 outbreak
Cal/OSHA fined San Quentin State Prison nearly $421,880 for its coronavirus outbreak, the largest fine the state’s workplace safety agency has levied for pandemic-related violations. San Quentin was slapped...Read More
County’s main jail in Santa Rosa sees Covid-19 cases spike
Sonoma County officials are reporting a recent increase in Covid-19 cases at the county’s main jail and said Tuesday they are looking at their existing policies to see if...Read More
Oakland dockworker dies in fall from container ship
A dockworker fell to his death from the deck of a container ship at the Port of Oakland early Tuesday morning.Read More
Falling tree kills San Rafael arbor service worker
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office has identified a tree service business worker who died when a tree fell on him Monday morning as Edgar Martin Ramos Martinez, 37, a...Read More
Firefighters rescue critically injured worker from silo structure collapse
Firefighters rescued a man who suffered life-threatening injuries following a structure collapse at the top of a silo Friday in Petaluma, officials said. Emergency crews were summoned around noon...Read More
Regulators fine firms $65k over Twin Peaks tunnel worker death
State regulators fined two construction companies for the death of a crew member who died last year.Read More
Contractor cited, fined after death of worker in April
State regulators have issued nine citations and proposed $141,000 in penalties against a general contractor for an Oakland accident that killed a worker in April.Read More
Hearing explores stiffer safety requirements for city contractors
Supervisor Norman Yee is calling for city departments to do a better job when it comes vetting contractors' safety records for construction work.Read More
Company fined $46k after San Jose workplace death
Cal/OSHA has issued GreenWaste Recovery four citations for a workplace accident in which a driver was fatally struck by his own vehicle.Read More
Twin Peaks Tunnel service resumes Saturday
Muni Metro service is set to return inside the Twin Peaks Tunnel on Saturday after two months of repairs.Read More
Twin Peaks Tunnel worker death prompts call for hearing
San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee will call for a hearing when the Board of Supervisors returns from its summer recess to look at safety concerns.Read More
Pedestrian killed at San Jose recycling yard
A man believed to be a transient was hit and killed by a truck Thursday afternoon at a metal recycling yard in San Jose, police and worker safety officials...Read More
Employee killed at Petaluma soap company
Petaluma police and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health are investigating the death of an employee of the Rogue Research Inc. soap company on Monday.Read More
Vineyard worker dies in tractor accident
A vineyard worker who died in a tractor accident Tuesday at a vineyard in Sonoma County was identified as 34-year-old Franklin Palacios Carrillo.Read More
‘Fireball’ rides shuttered after Ohio accident
Officials contacted owners of properties featuring the Fireball rides and asked them to close them after the Ohio accident left an 18-year-old man dead.Read More
Great America fined over June accident
Cal/OSHA announced a $70,200 citation for an accident that critically injured a mechanic in June at California's Great America.Read More
32-Year-old mother killed by toppling gravel load
A woman killed when she was crushed by a toppling gravel load in Martinez on Monday afternoon has been identified as a 32-year-old mother. Lindsey Combs died when a...Read More