Community Corner
6 Raspberry Field Workers Sickened After Pesticide Exposure
BREAKING: The workers were taken to Watsonville Community Hospital.
WATSONVILLE, CA — Six raspberry field workers were hospitalized in Watsonville Thursday morning after a possible pesticide exposure, according to the Santa Cruz County agricultural commissioner.
Commissioner Juan Hidalgo said the workers were sickened in a field near East Lake and Wagner avenues around 8:30 a.m.
The workers were taken to Watsonville Community Hospital. Further information about the extent of their condition was not immediately available.
