Nine construction workers have been injured, three critically, in a Highway 91 construction accident, according to a news report. The Riverside County Transportation Commission said that the nine workers were injured after a new section of highway that was being lowered into place over East Grand Boulevard in Corona suddenly dropped, hitting wooden support beams…
A female security guard has been injured in a Huntington Beach storage unit facility explosion, according to a news report. Huntington Beach police said that the explosion occurred at Huntington Beach Propane, 18961 Gothard St., in an area where metal shipping containers are rented out as storage units. When officers arrived, they found a woman…
A 67-year-old Buena Park man who lived and worked at the Richmont apartment complex has died after he was exposed to a lethal mixture of pool chemicals, according to a news report. Orange County Fire Authority officials said that Chang Jun was found semi-conscious near spilled pool chemicals that were emitting a yellow gas in…
Four workers at an ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance have been injured in a plant explosion, according to a news report. The Orange County Fire Department said that the blast occurred in a recently installed processing facility and involved gasoline. Nearby residents reported a sharp jolt that they assumed was an earthquake; the blast could be…
A worker at an Anaheim metal polishing company has been critically injured in a fire at the business, according to a news report. Anaheim Fire & Rescue officials said that the unidentified man sustained severe burns in a fire at the metal polishing business at 2950 E. Miraloma Avenue. He was taken to a local…
A 23-year-old Apple Valley man has died after he was electrocuted in a construction accident at Mission Viejo High School, according to a news report. Officials said that Daniel Pohl, an employee of Five Star Plastering of Laguna Hills, was working on a crew that was installing a large banner on a practice field at…
Two workers have been injured in a construction accident on the 405 freeway in Seal Beach, according to a news report. Caltrans officials said that the two workers were injured after a steel beam fell into a construction area on the 405 freeway at the 605 freeway. The beam, which weighs approximately 60,000 pounds, was…
An explosion that authorities believe was caused by dust and lint in a duct system at a La Habra chrome polishing plant has injured 11 workers, according to a news report. Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the explosion at Gorilla’s Polishing, 531 Commercial Way, in La Habra, where approximately 30 workers were polishing wheel…
A janitor at Pacifica High School has been hospitalized after being injured trying to put out a fire in a boy’s bathroom at the school, according to a news report. Garden Grove Fire Department officials said that the fire started in a bathroom stall. The unidentified janitor attempted to extinguish the blaze and suffered smoke…
A 44-year-old Santa Ana man has died after he was involved in a workplace accident at a Placentia auto repair shop, according to a news report. Placentia police said that David Ortega, a mechanic at Exclusive Motors in the 1900 block of Miraloma Avenue, suffered major internal injuries after he was pinned against the wall…
