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Article

7 Jan 2005

Author:
Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Florida 2nd only to California in transportation deaths among farmworkers

An Associated Press review of state and federal records found transportation-related accidents to be the leading cause of work-related deaths for Florida's farmworkers, responsible for 83 fatalities and more than 400 injuries since 1992. [refers to Romero Harvesting, Riverfront Groves, Circle H Citrus, Ford]