The Brief
- Assemblywoman Liz Ortega said she was ‘appalled and disgusted’ to learn three men were killed at San Leandro’s Alco Iron and Metal.
- Ortega said she has requested an audit of Cal-OSHA to learn more about the agency’s investigations.
- Alco has the highest death rate of nine other metal scrap recyclers in California reviewed by KTVU from 2015 to 2025.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. – A California lawmaker told KTVU on Thursday that she was “appalled and disgusted” after learning that three workers at one San Leandro metal scrap recycling company were killed on the job in the last eight years.
“I was reminded of how broken our current system is when it comes to protecting workers,” said Assemblywoman Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro), who is also chair of the Labor and Employment Committee. “Everyone should have the right to go to work and be safe and know that they’re going to come home to their families when their job is over.”
Ortega said she had no idea how bad the safety issues were at Alco Iron & Metal, where a KTVU investigation found that three employees – Luis Guerrero, Ray Alfaro and Alberto Anaya – died almost four months ago in January, 2022 and 2017, respectively.…