California employers reported 504 deaths in the workplace in 2022 compared to the 462 reported in 2021 and 463 reported in 2020. The 2022 totals are the second highest of any state in the nation, with only Texas reporting more workplace deaths at 578. Nationwide, there were 5,486 reported deaths in the workplace. The number …
California’s public and private sector employers reported a sharp uptick in workplace injuries and illnesses last year, with respiratory illnesses driving much of the increase. Overall, there were 565,900 recordable injuries and illnesses in the state last year compared to 450,500 in 2021 – a 25.6% increase. For perspective, non-farm employment grew by only 3.6% …
According to the latest government data, California has – by far – the most injuries and illnesses of any state in the country. But does this also mean California employers have the worst safety outcomes in the nation? No, not by a long shot. Averaging California’s injury totals against its outsized employment base put the …
By Kevin Thompson California employers continue to add workers, but they are holding the line on injuries. What do the latest statistics have to say about how the state is doing compared to other states? Get the latest details here. California’s employment continues to grow, but, according to estimates by the Department of Industrial Relations, …
Leadership at the Department of Industrial Relations is changing with the new administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom and calls are coming in for those changes to include a strong, new leader at Cal/OSHA. Workers’ Comp Executive’s sister publication, Cal-OSHA Reporter, documented a handful of scandals over just the past year, including the arrest of a …
The Cal-OSHA Reporter has learned that key officials in the Department of Industrial Relations will soon be leaving. Juliann Sum, chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, has definitively advised senior staff that she plans to retire. Also planning to leave the Department is Andre Schoorl, who took over as acting director earlier …