Cal/OSHA, the state agency that regulates workplace safety, has issued serious safety violations against Bakersfield ag giant Grimmway Farms, labor contractors Esparza Enterprises and M&M Labor in the case of Rosa Sanchez of Bakersfield, who was run over by a truck while picking carrots on Sept. 20, 2023.
All three entities were cited for violating the state's injury and illness prevention program under labor regulations.
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