On Tuesday, Nov. 19, an explosion rocked workers at Aerojet Rocketdyne in northern California. Two industrial workers were injured in the explosion. It took the company four hours to ensure that there was no further danger to the surrounding area or employees at the...
Month: November 2013
Workplace injuries of temporary workers may be preventable
Temporary workers have been used in so-called "white collar" professions for decades. Now, the number of temporary workers in California and around the country has grown in nearly every profession and industry, and the workplace injuries that some of these workers...
Workplace accident caused ban on contact with killer whales
California SeaWorld fans may remember that on Feb. 24, 2010, one of SeaWorld's killer whales drowned a seasoned trainer. When OSHA came in to conduct its investigation, it was determined that SeaWorld knew there was a risk to the human trainers before the workplace...