On Friday April 9, the Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE) reported that on March 30, the Mexican Juan Panzo Temoxtle had a work accident at the Shelton dairy, located in Colorado, United States and died as a result of this.

According to the official statement, the man fell into a sewage tank while he was working and was unable to get out on his own.

Later, a helicopter rescued him and transported him unconscious to Banners Hospital in the city of Greeley, Colorado, but the Mexican died.

In this situation, the corresponding authorities informed the Consulate General of Mexico, located in Denver, the next morning, so the case began to be followed up.

The relatives of the affected person hired funeral services in Denver and were offered the service of transfer of remains for 4 thousand 572 dollars (Photo: Kevin Mohatt / Reuters)

The relatives of the affected person hired funeral services in Denver and were offered the service of transfer of remains for 4 thousand 572 dollars.

“They (the family) were provided information on funeral homes located in the region that could provide the funeral service and transfer of remains to Puebla, Mexico, with a preferential cost.” Highlighted the document issued by the SRE.

Similarly, the relatives of the affected person contracted funeral services in Denver and were offered the transfer service of scraps for $ 4,572. In addition to the fact that the consulate promised to grant a grant of $ 1,800 to support this expense.

The SRE delved into the fact that the case was referred to an accident lawyer in the workplace, which is already in the process of legally representing affected Mexicans, so that they have workers’ compensation.

In addition to the above, the Mexican authorities will request the office of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to analyze the case “to identify alleged violations of the labor security measures at the Shelton dairy that caused the death of the national ”.

As recently as February 2021, the SRE reported that increased to five the number of Mexicans killed after a nitrogen leak at a food processing plant from Georgia, USA.

Local authorities fully identified the six people who died in the accident, resulting in five of them being Mexican nationals (Photo: Christophe Ena / Reuters)

Local authorities fully identified the six people who died in the accident, resulting in five of them being Mexican nationals.

“Two more people are counted among the fatal victims of the accident at the Food Foundation Group food plant (also known as Prime Park Foods), which occurred on January 28, in Gainesville, Georgia,” the Foreign Ministry explained.

In this way, the local authorities fully identified the six people who died in the accident, resulting in that five of them were of Mexican nationality.

The agency detailed that it has given consular assistance to the victims’ families and will provide them with the necessary support for the transfer of remains to the national territory and so that they receive legal guidance for the events that occurred.

Likewise, the Consulate said that in coordination with non-profit organizations and lawyers, it will continue to hold informative talks in the Gainesville area, disseminating the rights of workers and answering any questions that the Mexican population may have on labor matters.

On the other hand, la SRE expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and pledged to keep abreast of research developments being carried out by the American authority.

The liquid nitrogen leak that killed six people and seriously injured 10 others occurred around 10:00 a.m. on January 28 at the plant Prime Park Foods, in Hall County, specializing in chicken processing.

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