[01-17-2023] Alameda County, CA – Two People Injured After Fire at Bayer Campus in Berkeley

Two people were injured when a fire started at the Bayer Corporation’s west campus in Berkeley on Tuesday morning, January 17, 2023.

According to the Berkeley Fire Department, the possible fire at Bayer occurred shortly before 11:03 a.m. at 800 Dwight Way.

Two fire victims who had been later taken to the hospital were discovered by the fire team, along with a lot of black smoke. The crew had to utilize their hose line to extinguish the residual flames within 10 minutes after the fire sprinkler systems were activated.

The victims were Anderson Commercial Flooring subcontractors rather than Bayer employees. The extent of their wounds and their current condition remain unknown.

A damage assessment was made, and the firefighters were figuring out what started the fire.

Workplace Accident Statistics

According to OSHA, each year, there are over 4,500 workplace fatalities and injuries in the United States.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in November 2020, 66.7% of American workers suffered some sort of work-related injury. There has been no change in this figure since last year at this time.

The number of occupational fatalities has stayed steady despite a reduction in workers’ compensation claims. The number of workers killed on the job rose by 2 percent in 2018 to 5,333. The number of deaths each year has been climbing since 2010.

There was a 2% increase in fatalities among workers this year. Accidents at work claimed the lives of 5,333 people in 2019. Slips, stumbles, and falls accounted for 16% of all accidental deaths in 2015. Deaths from such causes accounted for 39.8 percent of all fatalities.

Motor vehicle accidents, drops and breaks, and homicides account for the majority of workplace fatalities. The most common causes of non-fatal injuries at work are falls and muscle strain from lifting and repositioning heavy objects.

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