Thread: Son to testify on Cintas death

Son to testify on Cintas death
BY MALIA RULON | ENQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
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The son of a man killed at a Cintas laundry facility in Tulsa, Okla., last month plans to testify before Congress today in support of legislation aimed at expanding federal safety laws to protect workers.

Eleazar Torres-Gomez, 46, died March 6 when he was dragged by a conveyor belt into an industrial-size dryer and trapped for at least 20 minutes.

His son, Emanuel Torres-Gomez, and other family members of workplace accident victims will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.



Following the hearing, they'll join Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the committee, to reintroduce the Protecting America's Workers Act.

Cincinnati-based Cintas is North America's largest uniform-rental company.

Cintas CEO Scott Farmer said in a statement that he was "deeply saddened" by the death, but said Torres-Gomez "did not follow established safety rules" when "he climbed on top of a moving conveyor to dislodge a jam."http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/NEWS01/704260384



Does Cintas hire illegals? Cause we have a big Cintas here

According to wehirealiens, they hire illegals.