Thankfully this isn’t a report of another death, but it’s nearly as bad:
Heat puts farm worker on breathing machine
Another Central Valley field laborer loading grapes became ill last week in extreme heat and remains in serious condition, breathing with a respirator, the United Farm Workers Union said Wednesday.
Jorge Herrera, 37, suffered brain, lung and kidney damage on July 10 and is in San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, union spokeswoman Vicki Adame said. Cal-OSHA is investigating his illness as heat-related, said Kate McGuire, spokeswoman for the state occupational and safety agency.
How many times this summer are we going to see stories of overheated farmworkers suffering and dying in the fields before the State of California does something about it?
You might want to ask Governor Schwarzenegger that. Here’s how you can.
