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Grimmway Farms, two labor contractors cited for serious safety violations in case of Bakersfield farmworker killed while picking carrots
Rosa Miriam Sanchez and her children. (Photo provided by family)
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 September 20, 2023.
Latest 2022 Midterm Elections results
These results are from the Kern County Elections Office. As of 9:46 a.m., 24,312 of 25,603 (95.1%) precincts have partially reported their results.
Health officials predict a COVID-19 surge in the following months
Health officials predict a COVID-19 wave to hit in mid to late October and will rise in January.