The circumstances of the unintentional dying of Recology worker Alfredo Romero final Friday stay beneath wraps. And Romero’s household says that not solely did the corporate get his title mistaken once they referred to as to inform them in regards to the accident, they refuse to elucidate how the dying occurred.
We learned over the weekend that 61-year-old Recology mechanic Alfredo Romero had died in some form of accident at work final Friday, and we all know that the state’s worker security company, Cal-OSHA, is investigating the dying.
However how and why Romero died stays a thriller, even to his household, regardless that co-workers ostensibly witnessed what occurred.
“It was an entire shock once I acquired the decision from Recology telling me that my dad was in an accident at work and that he handed away,” mentioned Romero’s daughter, Michelle Romero, in a statment. “He labored as a mechanic. I couldn’t think about what sort of accident may have resulted in his dying, and the corporate wouldn’t inform us.”
Romero additional told KTVU this week that an organization consultant had gotten his title mistaken once they referred to as to tell the household of his dying.
“They requested if I used to be associated to another person, like the same title, but it surely wasn’t my dad’s title. They acquired the title mistaken,” the daughter tells KTVU. “They had been like, ‘Albert Romero?’ and I mentioned, ‘Do you imply Alfredo?'”
She mentioned that she had spoken along with her father’s coworkers, who’ve mentioned that he was engaged on the again of a hopper on one among Recology’s vehicles when some form of “site visitors accident” occurred. The tragic incident occurred at Recology’s Tunnel Avenue facility on the San Francisco-Brisbane border.
Romero was a member of the Teamsters Native 350, and the union mentioned in an announcement that the accident was “a heartbreaking reminder that the waste trade stays probably the most harmful professions within the nation.”
A spokesperson for Recology mentioned in an announcement, “We’re heartbroken for the Romero household. We perceive, and we share, their shock. Nonetheless, the incident continues to be being investigated, and we’re working with the right authorities to find out precisely what occurred.”
The spokesperson provides, “Shedding a member of our Recology household is devastating to each one among our employee-owners, and our hearts exit to Alfredo’s household, buddies, co-workers and family members.”
A GoFundMe fundraiser to cowl funeral bills has almost reached its $16,000 aim.
