5th DCA Upholds Citation for Failing to Identify Object Responsible for Worker's Injury

A California appellate court upheld a citation against an employer for failing to identify in its accident log the object that had struck an employee in the head. Case: Key Energy Services v. California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health), No. F073567, 02/22/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Norberto Gomez worked for Key Energy services as a floorhand on an oil rig. In December 2012, Gomez suffered a severe head injury on board the rig. Gomez was working to unhook large sections of tubin...