(KRON) — The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the death of an employee, which occurred at a Recology recycling plant in Brisbane, Calif. on May 16.
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office identified the Recology employee as 61-year-old Alfredo Romero of Fremont.
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Recology sent KRON4 the following statement regarding the employee’s death:
Tragically, a fatality occurred at one of our San Francisco facilities. The individual is one of our Recology employees. The incident is still being investigated. Safety is our top priority at Recology, and we are working with the proper authorities to determine what happened. Losing a member of our Recology family is devastating to every one of our employee-owners, and our hearts go out to his family, friends, co-workers and loved ones.
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