Washington Farm Fined $2M for Virus Rule Violations December 28, 2020
An investigation into the COVID-19 deaths of two workers at a Central Washington farm has reportedly found dozens of safety and health violations.
As a result, the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries has cited Gebbers Farm Operations, LP in Brewster and issued one of the largest workplace safety and health fines in state history: $2,038,200.
“This farm clearly understood the steps they were required to take to keep workers safe and prevent the spread of the coronavirus,” said L&I Director Joel Sacks. “Gebbers made it very apparent to investigators they had no intention of following the rules as written regarding temporary agricultural worker housing and transportation”.
Central WA farm receives one of the largest worker safety and health fines in state history
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Washington farm fined $2M after 2 workers die of COVID
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