Worker Fatality Alerts
Tree Trimmers Suffocated by Palm Fronds (PDF) ā Three workers die when they are suffocated by palm fronds while trimming a palm tree (February 2014)
Methylene Chloride Linked to Worker Death in Church (PDF) ā A worker dies after applying a paint stripper containing methylene chloride inside a baptismal font (April 2012)
Methylene Chloride Linked to Worker Death in Tank (PDF) ā A worker dies after applying a paint stripper containing methylene chloride inside a tank (January 2012)
Solar Panel Installation (PDF) ā Two solar energy installers die from a fall and electrocution, while installing solar panels on a rooftop (August 2009)
Pyrophoric Chemicals (PDF) ā Research assistant dies of burns from a pyrophoric chemical in a laboratory (April 2009). View full
investigation report, 09CA001
Fumigation Tenting (PDF) ā Worker falls from roof while fumigating a house (January 2009). View full
investigation report, 08CA010