Worker deaths at construction sites in San Jose and San Mateo have state safety regulators taking a closer look at area jobsites. KTVU News just reported on California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (CalOSHA’s) closer inspection of Bay Area construction sites. On May 21, 48-year-old Victorino Campos-Tovar died after falling three stories while unloading […]
Office Depot Recalls 1.4 Million Defective Office Chairs
After at least 150 reports of broken chairs causing injuries, Office Depot is finally recalling 1.4 million office chairs. According to the Associated Press, at least one serious injury has been linked to these faulty chairs so far. The chair model being recalled is the 2003-2012 Office Depot Gibson Leather Task Chair. This black leather […]
Widespread E. Coli Outbreak
E. Coli is causing serious concerns across the United States this week after the CDC confirmed seven cases of the infection, along with widespread contaminations, recalls, and illnesses related to the virus. CDC investigators have traced the likely source to raw clover sprouts produced by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC of Idaho, with all affected patients […]
New GM Recall Prompts Concern
In a nearly unprecedented string of incidents, General Motors has announced new recalls, this time for six different make and models of cars. They are recalling nearly 10,000 2014 Buick LaCrosse’s and Chevrolet Malibu sedans due to the possibility that the factory put rear brakes on the front wheels, around 56,000 Saturn Auras dude to […]
1 dead in collision in Gilroy
All but one lane of Highway 152 in Gilroy was closed on Tuesday night after a fatal head-on collision around 5:30 p.m. According to numerous eyewitness testimony relayed to California Highway Patrol (CHP), a red 1995 Hyundai Accent swerved in and out of traffic on Highway 152, then barely missing a retaining wall before slamming […]
