Toppenish, WA : Hop farm worker killed in Toppenish accident; trailer breaks loose, crushes tractor driver on Sunday night August 31st 2014

A hop farm worker was killed in an industrial accident in Toppenish. The Yakima County sheriff's office says 22-year-old David Alonso Gonzalez-Rebolledo was pulling an empty 25-foot flatbed trailer with a small tractor Sunday when he hit a parked vehicle. The trailer broke loose, rolled into the back of the tractor and pinned down the driver. KIMA reports that it happened at the Shinn and Son farm. The farm says every worker completes a safety course and gives written consent of understanding afterward. The state Department of Labor and Industries is investigating. Source : Hop farm worker killed in Toppenish accident; trailer breaks loose, crushes tractor driver