Apple farm hit with $2 million fine after migrant workers die of COVID-19 Charles DavisDec 22, 2020, 07:49 IST In this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2020, orchard worker Francisco Hernandez reaches to pull honey crisp apples off the vine during a thinning of the trees at an orchard in Yakima, Wash.AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Gebbers Farms in the state of Washington has been fined over $2 million for "egregious willful violations" of COVID-19 health orders. coronavirus. "COVID-19 is a known workplace hazard, and we expect businesses in Washington state to follow the requirements," a Washington official told Business Insider. "They did not. That's the short of it."