On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Feb 28, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
California readers who have toured old flour or textile mill museums may have learned from their tour guides that combustible dust used to be a serious health and safety hazard to workers. Combustible dust, defined as any finely divided solid material that is 420...
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Feb 22, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
Medical research is becoming increasingly complex. With advances in that knowledge also come additional risks, as today’s story suggests. A 25-year-old California researcher working at a Veterans Affairs medical center recently died after exposure to...
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Feb 11, 2013 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation
It is no secret that the job of professional football player is one ripe with injuries over the course of a player’s career. The number of concussions and subsequent lawsuits related to those concussions is seemingly endless. One California attorney who himself...
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Feb 7, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Safety
California readers might be surprised to learn that mining is actually big business for the state — nonfuel, raw mineral production, to be precise. In fact, California has led the nation in nonfuel mineral production for six consecutive years, accounting for...
On behalf of Kampf, Schiavone & Associates | Feb 1, 2013 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
The California Division of Occupational Safety & Health has proposed $963,200 in penalties against Chevron USA, arising from a fire at the company’s refinery located in Richmond, California. Cal/OSHA’s filings also include 25 citations against the...
