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| Apr. 25 |
San Francisco |
3 Workers Hurt In Transformer Fire  Map| Three workers were hospitalized due to an electrical fire caused by a blown transformer at an apartment building | |
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| Feb.7 |
San Carlos |
Firm fined after worker's death| Coastal Circuits has been fined $3,800 for safety violations after an Fernando Jimenez Gonzales was found in a vat of acidic solution | |
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| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
Delay in notifying workers about exposure| Dozens of contract workers were not informed that they may have inhaled particles of a beryllium that can cause a lung disease | |
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| Jan.28 |
SF Bayview |
1 killed, 2 hurt in demolition of old building Map A large industrial boiler at an abandoned power substation collapsed during demolition, killing a worker. 2 seriously injuried had to be freed by firefighters
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Crews working to contain spill Map A crane operator is recovering after being hospitalized when the crane he was working on collapsed into the San Francisco Ba
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| Dec.6 |
SF Downtown |
Workers dangle as scaffold collapses 3 workers were left dangling from a collapsed scaffolding outside a high-rise undergoing construction and fire crews had to rescue them
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| Dec.4 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers face increased cancer dangers
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| Nov.20 |
SFO |
Authorities investigating death of worker 39-year-old Steve Davis died after falling 80 feet from the roof of a maintenance building onto a concrete floor
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63 killed after coal mine blast
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| Oct.23 |
Martinez |
Union Pacific employee killed by train An employee was struck and killed by one of the company's trains at about 12:35 p.m.
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| Oct.19 |
Redwood City |
Drugs Not Factor In Acid Vat Drowning A young worker who died in a vat of sulfuric acid at a factory did not have any alcohol or drugs in his system at the time of his death
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| Sep.25 |
Port of Oakland |
Longshoreman's Death Shuts Down Port Workers stayed off the job after a longshoreman was crushed to death by a container, bringing the loading and unloading of ships to a halt
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| Sep.23 |
Redwood City |
Man drowned in vat of sulfuric acid Map Police are calling the death of an 18-year-old man Fernando Jimenez Gonzalez 'an industrial accident'
| The father found the body of his teenage son a waist-high vat of sulfuric acid
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| Jun.27 |
Crockett |
Worker pinned under construction vehicle A worker who was pinned under a Bobcat vehicle while working on the demolition of the old Carquinez Bridge is expected to make a full recove...
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| Jun.20 |
Cupertino |
Man Killed In Bulldozer Accident
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| Mar.29 |
SF Downtown |
4 workers hurt in excavation accident The workers were excavating the basement and garage of a building in the process of renovation
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Mine explosion kills more than 100
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| Dec.19 |
SJC |
Man Struck, Killed By Crane
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| Jun.22 |
Stanford |
Construction Worker Falls To Death
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| Feb.6 |
North San Jose |
Caltran Worker Injured In Hit-And-Run
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| Jan.13 |
South SF |
Worker Found Dead After Eight-Story Fall
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| Nov.29 |
Stanford |
Lab explosion injured researcher
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| Oct.11 |
Redwood City |
4 Workers Injured After Canopy Collapse
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| May.2 |
Oakland |
Industrial accidents claim 2 victims
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| Feb.22 |
West Oakland |
Fatal industrial accident
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| Feb.2 |
East Oakland |
Worker crushed to death by falling rebar
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| Jan.14 |
Vallejo |
Worker rescued 45 feet above ground
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| Nov.12 |
Walnut Creek |
Rescuers retrieve 2 more bodies Firefighters descended through a hole in the 5-foot-wide water pipe. The pipeline explosion's death toll now is 5
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| Nov.11 |
Walnut Creek |
3rd worker in fuel blast dies
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| Nov.10 |
Walnut Creek |
2 remain missing after pipeline explosion Flare-ups in the trench prevented a rescue team from finding two construction workers
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| Nov.9 |
Walnut Creek |
5 dead, 4 injured in explosion, fire Map A construction crew struck an underground oil pipeline. A fire burned several buildings and sent flames high into the air
| A backhoe operator ruptured a 10-inch line, releasing a fuel that was ignited by 2 welders using a blowtorch inside the 5-foot-diameter water main. The blast damaged several homes and forced the evacuation of 2 schools. The pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston
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| Jul.30 |
San Rafael |
Bridge Worker Plummets to His Death A construction worker was knocked off or fell from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
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School blaze kills 90
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| Apr.7 |
Benicia |
Caltrans worker fell to death from Bridge
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| Mar.20 |
Castro Valley |
Construction worker crushed to death
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| Dec.3 |
Napa |
Bridge collapses; one worker killed Part of a bridge under construction collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 6 other people, 3 critically
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| Sep.12 |
San Jose |
1 dead in accident at United Technologies A contract worker at an aerospace plant was killed while performing maintenance in an area where rocket fuels are mixed
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| Sep.12 |
Napa |
Worker trapped in trench for 5 hours
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| Aug.13 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Worker died after falling from Bridge The 42-year-old construction worker fell, landing on the ground at the south end of the bridge
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| Jul.26 |
Vallejo |
Crushed to death by boulder at work site
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| May.15 |
East Oakland |
Scaffolding collapsed, boy killed Scaffolding at a construction site collapsed on top of two 11-year-old boys. Another boy is in stable condition
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| Apr.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel
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| Apr.25 |
Petaluma |
Man Dies Rescuing Co-Worker
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| Jan.4 |
Bay Bridge |
One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse 18,000-pound section collapsed as it was being moved. Victims worked on project to strengthen the span
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Jet crashes, killing 260
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| Feb.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet
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| Dec.6 |
Union City |
12 injured in factory explosion An explosion happened at a pipe-making factory U.S. Pipe and Foundry
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| Sep.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Workers Fall off Bay Bridge
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| Sep.12 |
Benicia |
Bridge worker loses arm
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