Victor Gonzalez: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 10, 2023 (fatal): Employee dies, shot by coworker during to workplace violence

At 3:00 p.m. on February 10, 2023, an employee was working at a nursery that grows and sells produce. The employee was working alongside Coworker #1 and Coworker #2 in the packing area. Coworker #3 worked part-time and lived on the premises. He had not been working for approximately one week prior to arriving onsite. Coworker #3 went to the packing area under the influence of alcohol and got into an argument with the employee who his daughter. The employee asked Coworker #3 to leave because he was drunk and was preventing the others from doing their jobs. Coworker #3 left but returned with a rifle and started shooting. Coworker #3 killed the employee and seriously injured Coworker #1 and Coworker #2. The evidence reviewed did not indicate that Coworker #4 (the Owner) could have predicted the shooting or had any opportunity to take preventive actions not already taken by the employer.