Worker killed in vineyard accident
Sonoma, Calif.—The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified Franklin Palacios Carrillo, 34, of Fairfield, Calif., as the worker who died May 1 in a tractor accident in a Sonoma Valley vineyard. According to reports by the sheriff’s office, Carrillo was found crushed beneath a tiller attachment by another vineyard worker shortly before 8 a.m. Deputies who arrived on the vineyard in the 2300 block of Napa Road reported vineyard wires had become entangled in the tiller and Carrillo had been attempting to remove the wire when the attachment fell on him. The accident occurred in what is known as the Arrowhead Vineyard and is managed by Walsh Vineyard Management. The accident has been referred to Cal-OSHA, which is investigating.
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