Cal/OSHA

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

‘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…

7 years ago

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.

8 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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