5,555 inspections opened after a worker died
5,717 deaths in all since 2000, newest first, page 52 of 56. The description is the investigators' one-line summary from the accident file. The Labor Department publishes those files many months after the inspection; the latest one here is dated Feb 28, 2025, so the newest fatality inspections appear on their employer and year pages before they appear in this list. Penalties are as they stand after appeals.
| Employer | City | Opened | What happened | Citations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme David Clifford | Santa Moni | Jul 31, 2002 | Employee Is Killed When Electrocuted by Energized Conductor | 8 | $10,425 |
| California Cascade Woodland Inc. | Woodland | Jul 29, 2002 | Employee killed when run over by forklift | 3 | $3,225 |
| RM Dennis General Contractor | Mentone | Jul 29, 2002 | Employee Is Killed in Fall from Barn Roof | 0 | pending |
| Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF | Yreka | Jul 29, 2002 | Three Are Killed, Two Injured When Fire Engine Overturns (3 deaths) | 0 | pending |
| Fullerton Airport | Fullerton | Jul 26, 2002 | Employee killed in fall from ladder | 0 | pending |
| Pacific Building Group | San Diego | Jul 25, 2002 | Employee killed in fall from ladder after electric shock | 2 | $1,350 |
| Hess Construction CO., Inc. | Vallejo | Jul 25, 2002 | Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Trench Wall | 1 | $18,000 |
| Mission Valley Rock Company | Sunol | Jul 24, 2002 | Employee Is Killed In Fall Off Fixed Ladder | 3 | $525 |
| Imperial Sign CO. Inc. | Indio | Jul 23, 2002 | Employee Is Shocked and Dies While Working on Light Fixture | 1 | $175 |
| Stevedoring Services of America | Port Hueneme | Jul 23, 2002 | Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Forklift | 1 | $3,500 |
| Diverscape Inc dba Diversified Landscape CO | Fountain Valley | Jul 20, 2002 | Employee Killed When Struck by Car | 0 | pending |
| Mendoza Palm Tree Nursery | Thermal | Jul 20, 2002 | Employee Dies from Heat Exhaustion | 3 | $250 |
| Marquez Marquez | South Gate | Jul 19, 2002 | Employee Receives Electric Shock from Electrical Wire | 16 | $15,960 |
| San Fernando Police Department | San Fernando | Jul 17, 2002 | Employee Is Killed When Handgun Accidentally Discharges | 0 | pending |
| Happy Boy Farms | Chowchilla | Jul 12, 2002 | Employee Dies of Hyperthermia | 2 | $6,275 |
| Marcelino Uraje Tree Trimming | Tustin | Jul 11, 2002 | Employee Killed in Fall from Palm Tree | 3 | $12,560 |
| Thyssen Krupp Elevator | Mather | Jul 11, 2002 | Employee Falls from Ladder and Is Impaled | 1 | $18,000 |
| United Rental | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2002 | Employee Is Electrocuted While Preparing Aerial Manlift | 1 | $3,375 |
| Padilla's Company Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 9, 2002 | Employee electrocuted by contact with energized transformer | 3 | $11,135 |
| R&r Paint and Cleaning | Los Angeles | Jul 8, 2002 | Employee Killed After Falling Head First From A Staircase | 4 | $1,000 |
| Precision Crane Service, Inc. dba Napa Valley Cran | Fremont | Jul 5, 2002 | Employee Is Killed in Crane Truck Accident | 2 | $600 |
| Speedway Metal Finishing | Santa Ana | Jul 1, 2002 | Employee hit in head by buffer and killed | 5 | $14,175 |
| Selig Industries | Newhall | Jun 28, 2002 | Employee dies as a result of injuries from fall | 2 | $560 |
| Tiberio & Filomena dba Reis Dairy | Stockton | Jun 28, 2002 | Employee Killed When Trapped Under Load Of Silage | 1 | $1,575 |
| Innovative Builders, Inc. | Laton | Jun 28, 2002 | Employee Falls Through Skylight Cover | 2 | $1,650 |
| Westside Community Mental Health Center, Inc. | San Francisco | Jun 28, 2002 | Employee dies of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease | 4 | $525 |
| The Boeing Company | Huntington Beach | Jun 28, 2002 | Employee Falls from Steps | 0 | pending |
| Avis Rent A Car | Vallejo | Jun 26, 2002 | Employee Killed When Run Over By Vehicle | 0 | pending |
| Telesforo de Luis | Sherman Oaks | Jun 18, 2002 | Employee drowned in pool while landscaping | 2 | $375 |
| Todd Trucking and Warehouse | Industry | Jun 14, 2002 | Employee killed when crushed by truck | 0 | pending |
| International Transportation Service, Inc. | Long Beach | Jun 14, 2002 | Employee killed after falling from maintenance platform | 2 | $19,000 |
| Kisst Dairy | Tracy | Jun 12, 2002 | Employee killed from Bull attack | 0 | pending |
| Glass Strand, Inc. | Hesperia | Jun 11, 2002 | Employee killed in fall exiting trash bin | 5 | $650 |
| Charles D. Emanuel CO. | Fresno | Jun 7, 2002 | Employee dies as a result of hyperthermia | 2 | $2,175 |
| Souza Construction | San Luis Obispo | Jun 7, 2002 | Employee is killed after being run over by a water truck | 1 | $200 |
| Westfall Stevedore Company | Eureka | Jun 3, 2002 | Employee is killed when pinned between gantry crane and rack | 1 | $1,125 |
| US Dept of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs | El Cajon | Jun 3, 2002 | Employee suffers heart attack as a result of mandatory test | 0 | pending |
| Sanders Precision Timber Falling, Inc. | North San Juan | May 25, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by fallen tree | 2 | $200 |
| Hensel Phelps | San Jose | May 23, 2002 | Employee killed when pinned on scissor lift | 0 | pending |
| Marfred Industries | Sylmar | May 23, 2002 | Employee is killed when he falls through skylight | 6 | $21,250 |
| LS & TH Painting, Inc. | Moreno Valley | May 14, 2002 | Employee dies after fall from ladder | 3 | $10,990 |
| Pacific Coast Steel | San Diego | May 14, 2002 | Employee is killed in structural steel collapse | 0 | pending |
| Green Valley Country Club | Suisun City | May 13, 2002 | Employee Killed When Ejected From Golf Cart | 4 | $1,120 |
| Valley Processing | Irvine | May 7, 2002 | Two Employees Sustain Burns in Explosion, One Later Dies | 5 | $19,680 |
| Edgar Diaz, Homeowner | Whittier | May 6, 2002 | Employee killed after falling from roof | 0 | pending |
| Veg Packer | Heber | May 6, 2002 | Employee Killed When Run Over By Tractor | 5 | $0 |
| Cec/Mc Joint Venture | San Francisco | May 6, 2002 | Employee suffers stain injuries | 0 | pending |
| Fci Constructors Inc | Dublin | May 3, 2002 | Employee killed after being struck by moving vehicle | 1 | $0 |
| Miller Electric of Orange Inc | Lake Forest | May 2, 2002 | Employee electrocuted repairing light fixture | 3 | $3,675 |
| Southern California Edison | Moorpark | May 1, 2002 | ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN | 2 | $18,300 |
| Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. | Petaluma | Apr 26, 2002 | Two Employees Die In Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere (2 deaths) | 18 | $70,525 |
| La Signal Inc. | Downey | Apr 19, 2002 | ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE | 5 | $16,200 |
| Greka Energy | Santa Maria | Apr 18, 2002 | Fatality occurs due to explosion | 11 | $38,250 |
| Fruit Basket LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 17, 2002 | Employee killed when crushed by forklift | 4 | $3,150 |
| Domaine Chandon | Sonoma | Apr 16, 2002 | Employee Struck on Head | 2 | $900 |
| Escamilla & Sons | Huron | Apr 15, 2002 | Run Over by Lettuce Harvestor | 1 | $300 |
| BLF Inc. dba Larrabure Framing | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2002 | Employee killed in fall through floor opening | 6 | $18,935 |
| Lofti Kakish dba Ohm's Electric | Azusa | Apr 9, 2002 | Employee electrocuted in crawl space while installing fan | 4 | $10,800 |
| Oceanview High School | Huntington Beach | Apr 9, 2002 | Employee killed after falling out of golf cart | 2 | $600 |
| Pacific Packaging Machinery Inc | Covina | Apr 8, 2002 | Employee killed when pinned while operating a forklift | 3 | $1,700 |
| B & U Farms | Lost Hills | Apr 4, 2002 | Employee Is Electrocuted and Killed While Using Power Line | 4 | $1,500 |
| Croman Corp | McCloud | Mar 27, 2002 | One Employee dead and one burnt in helicopter crash | 0 | pending |
| Southern California Edison | Lake Elsinore | Mar 22, 2002 | EMPLOYEE IN AERIAL LIFT DECAPITATED BY GUY | 1 | $18,000 |
| M P Environmental Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2002 | Employee killed when run over by truck | 0 | pending |
| Blue Diamond Materials | Carson | Mar 20, 2002 | Employee run over by asphalt truck and killed | 0 | pending |
| Central Concrete Supply CO., Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 20, 2002 | Employee run over by a concrete truck and killed | 1 | $4,950 |
| Land Rover of Encino | Encino | Mar 18, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by automotive alignment rack | 9 | $15,970 |
| Brazovan & Sons Construction, Inc. | Mountain View | Mar 15, 2002 | Employee dies after being pinned under steel beam | 5 | $14,495 |
| Hugo Neu-Proler Company | Terminal Island | Mar 15, 2002 | Employee killed after being crushed by hydraulic door | 4 | $9,225 |
| Stevedoring Services of America | Long Beach | Mar 14, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by falling spreader bar | 0 | pending |
| Amrik Singh Uppal dba Amrik Farms | Fresno | Mar 13, 2002 | Traffic accident while riding on a flatbed trailer | 3 | $710 |
| Robert B Hess JR Racing Stables | Arcadia | Mar 12, 2002 | Employee injured from blunt object | 0 | pending |
| Ashland Specialty Chemical | Los Angeles | Mar 11, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by falling inflatable life raft | 0 | pending |
| Parsec | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2002 | Employee injured when he fell into pit | 2 | $18,450 |
| DCK Construction | San Francisco | Mar 4, 2002 | Passerby Fell Into Excavation and Killed | 7 | $675 |
| Triple E Produce | Tracy | Mar 4, 2002 | Employee Killed in fall From Elevation | 5 | $13,650 |
| Hazard Construction LLC | San Diego | Feb 27, 2002 | Employee Killed When Struck by Vehicle | 2 | $655 |
| Driscoll Strawberry Assoc. | McArthur | Feb 26, 2002 | employee died of a heart attack | 0 | pending |
| Collingwood Manor | Chula Vista | Feb 22, 2002 | Employee Suffers Fatal Seizure | 0 | pending |
| Western Rock Company | Riverside | Feb 21, 2002 | Employee Fell Through Unguarded Opening | 5 | $34,340 |
| Julian Rodriguez Tree Service & Landscaping | Ventura | Feb 14, 2002 | Worker Is Electrocuted and Killed While Trimming Trees | 5 | $5,125 |
| Olson Family Farm | Kingsburg | Feb 14, 2002 | Employee Killed When Run Over by Tractor | 4 | $3,020 |
| GWG G.F. Whillock Grading | Oceanside | Feb 12, 2002 | Employee killed when run over by Caterpillar dozer | 4 | $19,850 |
| Compactor Equipment | Union City | Feb 8, 2002 | Employee killed when belt conveyor rolls over on him | 0 | pending |
| Poly Processing CO. | French Camp | Feb 8, 2002 | Employee killed after falling into an open pit | 2 | $18,185 |
| DA Vir Industries LTD Inc | Somis | Feb 7, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by an industrial truck | 3 | $1,875 |
| Jd2, Inc. | Pico Rivera | Jan 30, 2002 | Employee killed in fall through roof opening | 2 | $300 |
| Sierra Pacific Industries | Chinese Camp | Jan 23, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by hoist | 1 | $18,000 |
| Able Industrial Products, Inc. | Ontario | Jan 23, 2002 | Employee falls from elevation and dies | 5 | $900 |
| C W Poss | Claremont | Jan 22, 2002 | Employee killed when rock truck rolled over | 1 | $225 |
| Delta Transfer Loading | Rio Linda | Jan 22, 2002 | Employee killed when struck by railroad car | 1 | $50 |
| Safeway, Inc. | San Leandro | Jan 21, 2002 | Employee killed when crushed by conveyor | 5 | $32,690 |
| HTM Inc. | Castiac | Jan 18, 2002 | Three employees die when boat capsizes (4 deaths) | 3 | $200 |
| Peak Engineering, Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 15, 2002 | Corporate executive killed in structural collapse | 1 | $685 |
| South Placer Fire District | Granite Bay | Jan 8, 2002 | Employee Killed While Lifting Weights | 1 | $4,500 |
| Robison-Prezioso, Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 4, 2002 | Painters are injured when work platform buckles | 2 | $18,900 |
| Bernards Bros Construction | Pomona | Dec 27, 2001 | Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket | 2 | $1,235 |
| RPD Mechanical, Inc. | Ontario | Dec 22, 2001 | Plumbing superintendent killed when struck by auto | 3 | $1,000 |
| Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc. | Tulare | Dec 21, 2001 | Employee killed in fall from pipe support bridge | 2 | $11,000 |
| Stout Roofing Inc | San Diego | Dec 19, 2001 | Roofer killed in fall from roof | 6 | $24,875 |
Every employer must report a workplace death to Cal/OSHA within 8 hours (Labor Code 6409.1), and the family of a worker killed on the job has rights beyond workers' compensation when a third party or a willful safety violation was involved. Your rights.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.