Cal/OSHA and OSHA fatality inspections

Workplace Deaths Investigated in California

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

5,717 worker deaths investigated since 2000, newest first, with the employer, the place and what the investigators recorded.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

5,555 inspections opened after a worker died

5,717 deaths in all since 2000, newest first, page 9 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.

EmployerCityOpenedWhat happenedCitationsPenalty
Fresno County Sheriff's DepartmentFresnoNov 5, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Ippolito International, L.P.SalinasNov 4, 2021Employee dies while operating forklift0pending
City of Los AngelesSan PedroNov 4, 2021Employee is electrocuted in electrical vault2$23,350
CA Corrections and Rehabilitation, North Kern State Prison (NKSP)DelanoNov 4, 2021Four employees with COVID-19 infection are hospitalized, one0pending
City of TulareTulareNov 2, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$400
Searles Valley MineralsTronaNov 2, 2021Employee suffers heart attack and dies while on break0pending
Gonzalez Landscaping Inc.CalabasasNov 2, 2021Employee dies while landscaping, found unresponsive in pool5$10,900
La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansPauma ValleyNov 2, 2021Employee falls from zipline tower, later dies5$24,861
Ghotra & Son Enterprises IncArtesiaNov 2, 2021Employee dies after punched in head by shoplifter1$5,000
Reliable Carriers, Inc.Borrego SpringsOct 29, 2021Employee is killed when head is caught between trailer ramps5$14,040
Buttonwillow Warehouse Company, Inc.CorcoranOct 27, 2021Employee is killed when truck goes into canal0pending
Land 'o' LakesTulareOct 27, 2021Employee dies from heart attach after chemical exposure2$18,000
San Bernardino County Public Works - EmdBig Bear LakeOct 27, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
CB Manufacturing Company, Inc.FresnoOct 26, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies3$7,600
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.La HabraOct 21, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$300
Superior Tree Service Inc.MoragaOct 20, 2021Employee is killed in fall from tree, rigging system fails7$35,700
Northrop GrummanPalmdaleOct 19, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$4,023
Safeway, Inc.San JoseOct 19, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$12,650
Milk Specialties CompanyVisaliaOct 19, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Leprino Foods CompanyLemooreOct 18, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
State of CaliforniaAvenalOct 18, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
VMP Concrete Inc.Monte SerenoOct 18, 2021Employee experiences cardiac arrest and dies while shoveling2$7,200
Energy Solutions and Services, Inc.BellflowerOct 15, 2021Employee is killed in fall from ladder5$4,110
Louis Mendez RoofingPacoimaOct 15, 2021Employee is killed in fall from roof7$28,040
DCH Riverside-S, IncRiversideOct 15, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Calistoga Joint Unified School DistrictCalistogaOct 13, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$8,400
Costco Wholesale CorporationVan NuysOct 12, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Jose A. CardenasWestlake VillageOct 12, 2021Employee is killed while washing boat, falls into lake and d5$16,265
VA Northern California Healthcare SystemOaklandOct 12, 2021Two employees with COVID-19 infections die (2 deaths)10
DRY Creek Vineyard Inc.HealdsburgOct 12, 2021Employee is found killed with head in confined space4$30,250
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. and Its SubsidiariesInglewoodOct 11, 2021One employee with COVID-19 infection dies, and one is hospit5$12,995
La Furniture Warehouse, LLC dba Global UnitedOntarioOct 11, 2021Employee is killed in fall to ground5$14,800
Turning Point of Central California, Inc.FresnoOct 11, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Cynet Health, Inc.WatsonvilleOct 8, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies3$11,360
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionChula VistaOct 8, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies20
Slater Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc.BakersfieldOct 8, 2021Employee dies of medical condition0pending
Rancho Toyota Recycling, Inc.Rancho CordovaOct 7, 2021Employee is killed when crushed by falling vehicle7$16,260
Santa Monica Big Blue BusSanta MoniOct 7, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$335
Drew BeachlerManteOct 7, 2021Employee is killed when pulled into harvester auger1$3,000
State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Institute for MenChinoOct 6, 2021Two employees with COVID-19 infections die (2 deaths)0pending
Kittyhawk, Inc.Garden GroveOct 6, 2021Employee is killed by argon gas in confined space5$27,360
Sacramento Employment and Training AgencyGaltOct 4, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$5,000
Garcia Bros Trucking, LLCPlanadaOct 4, 2021Employee dies after collapsing from experiencing aneurism1$205
Zim Industries, Inc.LamontOct 1, 2021Employee is struck on chest by rotating tongs and is killed1$16,200
Netafim Irrigation Inc.FresnoOct 1, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$400
Aero Electric Connector Inc aka Conesys, IncTorranceOct 1, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$1,275
U.S. Border PatrolBlytheOct 1, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies30
Overeasy Inc.PerrisSep 30, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$750
Paradise Chevrolet CadillacTemeculaSep 29, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
CA Highway PatrolValenciaSep 29, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies4$1,865
Alameda County Probation Department - Juvenile Justice Center - Juvenile HallSan LeandroSep 29, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$1,025
CA Corrections and Rehabilitation Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, CorcoranCorcoranSep 28, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies4$4,500
Directv, LLCMcClellanSep 28, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$450
AT&T Communications America & Aio Wireless, LLCFresnoSep 28, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation - Castaic LakeCastaicSep 27, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$210
Applied Industrial Technologies IncFontanaSep 27, 2021Employee with COVID 19 infection dies0pending
Porterville Developmental CenterPortervilleSep 27, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Jbi InteriorsComptonSep 24, 2021Employee is killed when struck by falling sliding gate1$14,400
Albertson'sTemeculaSep 23, 2021Two employees with COVID-19 infection die and two are hospit0pending
Bay Area Sports Catering LLC - Oakland AthleticsOaklandSep 21, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies3$1,870
Regan PavingCathedral CitySep 21, 2021Employee steps out of work truck and is killed by heart fail0pending
CA Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Correctional Institute (Cci) TehachapiTehachapiSep 21, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$450
Pacific Coast ProducersOrovilleSep 21, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$6,000
Fresno Community Hospital and Medical CenterFresnoSep 17, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
CA Corrections & RehabilitationRepresaSep 17, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$3,250
Mission LandscapeChino HillsSep 17, 2021Employee dies of heart attack0pending
Fresno Community Hospital and Medical CenterFresnoSep 17, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
City of Whittier Department of Public WorksWhittierSep 16, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies2$1,200
Gill Transport, LLC.OxnardSep 16, 2021Employee is killed when run over by forklift1$225
Van's Paving & Grading Inc.PlacervilleSep 15, 2021Employee is struck and killed by pressurized hatch1$10,800
United Staffing Associates, LLCTerra BellaSep 15, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
San Diego County Sheriffs DepartmentVistaSep 15, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Turning Point of Central California, Inc.FresnoSep 15, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$185
Jacmar Food ServicesCity of IndustrySep 15, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies3$1,600
Folliott Construction Inc.Canyon LakeSep 14, 2021Employee falls from roof and is killed1$10,800
Dixon Unified School DistrictDixonSep 14, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies10
UC San Diego HealthSan DiegoSep 13, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies4$6,855
City of DavisDavisSep 13, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$3,000
Tulare Joint Union High School DistrictTulareSep 13, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Oakley Union School DistrictOakleySep 10, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$3,000
Kaweah Delta Health Care DistrictVisaliaSep 10, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$1,000
Town of LoomisLoomisSep 10, 2021Three employees with COVID-19 infection; one dies, one is ho1$2,250
Moonlight Packing CorporationReedleySep 9, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
W.M. Lyles CO.ChinoSep 9, 2021Employee receives pelvis fracture in vehicle rollover and di3$19,310
Animal Health International IncVisaliaSep 9, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
BBBB Bonding CorporationLos AngelesSep 9, 2021One employee with COVID-19 infection dies, one is hospitaliz4$6,785
County of San Diego, Probation DepartmentSan DiegoSep 8, 2021Two Employees with COVID-19 infection are hospitalized, one4$2,240
Pridestaff, Inc.ClovisSep 8, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
County of Fresno, Department of Internal ServicesClovisSep 7, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Ruben Lopez CarmonaCarlsbadSep 7, 2021Employee is killed in chainsaw accident2$5,390
State of California, Dept. of Corrections-Avenal State PrisonAvenalSep 2, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies0pending
Gutierrez Tree Service IncVistaSep 1, 2021Employee is killed when crushed by utility trailer2$750
Mission Hope Day ProgramHaywardSep 1, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$3,000
State of California ? Department of State Hospitals NapaNapaSep 1, 2021Two employees with COVID-19 infections die (2 deaths)0pending
Horizon Personnel ServicesOaklandAug 31, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies10
Bushwhackers Tree ServicesTahomaAug 30, 2021Employee is killed in fall from tree4$825
LDJ Management Inc.FresnoAug 30, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies1$400
Matson Logistics Warehousing, Inc.OaklandAug 30, 2021Employee with COVID-19 infection dies10
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.South Lake TahoeAug 27, 2021One employee with COVID-19 infection dies, another is hospit0pending
Willie Earl PageMarysvilleAug 27, 2021Employee is killed in fall from ladder5$16,425

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.

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