A California appellate court upheld the assessment of safety citations and penalties against a vineyard operator arising from a worker’s fatal accident while operating an all-terrain vehicle.
Case: Lion Farms LLC v. California Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board (California Department of Industrial Relations), No. F079563, 10/4/21, unpublished.
Facts: Lion Farms LLC owned and operated a dried-on-the-vine raisin vineyard in Madera County. Isaac Rey Barrientos worked at this property.
On June 10, 2015, Barrientos was killed when he lost control of the Lion-owned all-terrain v...
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