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Surveillance images of an armed robber at a DSW shoe store in San Jose last month. (San Jose Police Dept.)

Man Dressed As Building Subcontractor Sought In San Jose Armed Robbery

San Jose police were searching for a man who disguised himself as a building subcontractor and entered the back office of a shoe store where he robbed the manager at gunpoint last month, police said.

2013/05/08

A hazardous material spill hospitalized a worker at a Newark lumber facility.  (CBS)

Newark Hazmat Spill Hospitalizes Lumber Facility Worker

Employees have been allowed to return Friday afternoon to a Newark lumber company that was evacuated after a spill of an unknown substance sent one person to the hospital earlier Friday, Alameda County fire officials said.

2013/04/12

Furloughed California Workers

California Worker Furloughs Increase State’s Long-Term Costs

The state employee furloughs started under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greatly increased the cash-out liabilities owed by California taxpayers when those workers leave government service.

2013/03/14

Bridge Workers

Safety Coreographed At Dizzying Heights On New Bay Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – Hundreds of workers spend their days hundreds of feet above the bay, and keeping them all safe is a huge job in itself. At any given time, 800 workers move […]

2013/02/03

A worker on a steel beam. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)

Benicia Worker Severely Hurt In Accident With 3-Ton Steel Beam

A man is recovering at a hospital after a three-ton steel I-beam fell onto his legs while he was working in Benicia Thursday morning, a fire official said.

2012/12/20

Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County (Photo credit by AP Photo)

Missing Yosemite Worker Found, Recovering From 35-Foot Fall

Authorities say a Yosemite National Park hotel worker who went missing for nearly three days is recovering after she apparently plunged 35 feet while hiking in rugged terrain.

2012/10/11

E-Verify

NorCal Latino Market Chain Facing Backlash Over E-Verify Employment Verification

Labor groups and immigrant rights activists are planning a San Jose protest Thursday following the decision by Northern California’s largest Latino market chain to begin using an employment eligibility verification system.

2012/09/05

Golden Gate Bridge

Injury To Golden Gate Bridge Worker Briefly Shuts Lane

A Golden Gate Bridge worker was injured in an accident on one of the bridge’s sidewalks Tuesday morning, a bridge district spokeswoman said.

2012/04/03

(CBS)

Berkeley Plant Worker Dies In Industrial Accident

A San Pablo man died from head trauma suffered in an industrial accident at a manufacturing plant in Berkeley last week, according to the Alameda County coroner’s bureau.

2012/03/21

Crews dig for the body of a man killed at a Milpitas construction site. (CBS)

Worker’s Body Pulled From Collapsed Milpitas Construction Site

Authorities have recovered the body of a carpenter who was buried alive at a Milpitas construction site when a hillside collapsed.

2012/01/31

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