Construction Accidents: Congressmen Call for Investigation into Cintas Corp. Death

Five congressmen are calling for an investigation into machine safety hazards after a worker died after becoming trapped in a dryer at Cinta's Tulsa plant. The congressmen say that the death of Cintas Corp. employee Elezar Torres- Gomez could have been prevented if Cintas had heeded a warning about the type of equipment used at the Tulsa plant. The letter also says that Cintas was aware of the dangers at the Tulsa facility.

Congressmen call for investigation into Tulsa death

The letter was signed by Representatives Lynn Woolsey, Phil Hare, Timothy Bishop, Donald Payne, and Carol Shea-Porter. "It's more important to protect the lives and welfare of your workforce than it is to make a dollar," Hare said. "I'm seriously troubled with this company and their repeated violations." Torres-Gomez, who was a 10-year-employee of the company, was dragged by a conveyor into a dryer where he was trapped for at least 20 minutes. Maintenance heard banging from the dryer and found Torres-Gomez dead. The death was the second serious incident at Cintas in two weeks.