She was killed in a carrot field. With her body nearby, workers say, they were told to keep picking
1 year, 2 months ago

She was killed in a carrot field. With her body nearby, workers say, they were told to keep picking

LA Times  

Grimmway Farms, where a work truck, rear, ran over Rosa Miriam Sanchez, 58. They are also demanding an inquiry into safety concerns that they had about the truck and the driver involved, and why workers were told to finish picking the carrot field with Sanchez’s body nearby. A spokesperson for Grimmway Farms said that the company had no confirmation from its internal review that people were instructed to continue working, but added that the farm was considering new communications training and procedures “to ensure this does not happen again.” “In the tragedy of the moment, while help was being called, aid was being rendered, and the scene was being secured so investigations could be conducted, we regret that a formal announcement was not made immediately that all work should be stopped in the field,” the spokesperson said. “As long as we make them money, they don’t care about us.” Perez and Ramirez said workers had aired safety concerns about the truck and the driver to supervisors before the accident, including worries that the truck did not sound an audio alert when it was driving in reverse, and concerns that the driver drove down the field at high speeds. “There was no way to help her.” The driver no longer drives for Garcia Trucking and is not permitted to drive on Grimmway Farms property, the farm spokesperson said.

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