Richmond – – The questions of how Shelma Reyna died in a container while you invite boxes from a conveyor belt on Sunday in your UPS job continues to pursue your five children and other family members because they mourn a woman who loved them very much.
What you say:
“My mother works two jobs to take care of five children,” said Aldo Icazbalceta, Reyna's oldest son. “My mother was a modest woman. She never asked for a handout, she never begged. She was a soldier, she was a warrior. She always looked after her children.”
The police say that they received a call on Sunday around 4:00 p.m. An employee reported that Reyna no longer reacted under boxes on the back of a container.
The police say that she spoke to the Shift Supervisor in the UPS warehouse in the Atlas Road 1601 and asked that UPS share all relevant surveillance materials stored outside the location.
The background story:
Shelma Reyna from Richmond had worked in the camp since last autumn, according to her ex-husband Juan Icazbalceta, who had torn herself when speaking.
“I feel terrible. I started crying and I can't believe it,” said Juan Icazbalceta, the victim's ex-husband. “It's like a nightmare.”
Lt. Donald Patchin, a spokesman for the Richmond Police Department, says at that time it seems to be an industrial accident.
“The first reports show that the employee was alone in the container,” said Patchin. “The officials were looking for video. I don't know if any found and they would interview witnesses.”
The police say that investigators are also waiting for autopsier results to determine the time and the cause of Reyna's death.
Family members say that they heard from other UPS workers that Reyna could have been in the container for up to four hours before it was found by another employee.
According to the patch, the investigators will determine whether there were crimes such as gross negligence. If there is no evidence of a crime, Cal/Osha will continue to examine.
“You would be the main agency, whether there were protocols, security concerns that were not followed,” said Patchin. “You would be those who examine this part of it.”
In a statement on Tuesday, Cal/Osha said that “it had up to six months to spend quotes if violations of the safety regulations are identified in the workplace”.
Big Picture View:
The UPS Teamsters Local 315 by Martinez published an explanation on the Union website with the inscription:
“The Teamsters Local 315 works diligently with Cal/Osha and the Sheriffs department to find out the real cause of this incident and ensure that our teamers are all protected,” said Alberto Ruiz, President of Local 315. “Our condolences to their family.”
Icazbalceta and his father Juan also say they want to answer.
Aldo is the oldest of the siblings, followed by his 17-year-old brother, a 10-year-old 8-year-old siblings.
“I would like to know what happened at the moment. Because it is not fair for anyone,” said Juan Icazbalceta and added that Reyna's death destroyed her children. “They hurt, they cry every day. They feel bad. They are still waiting for their mother.”
“It's not just a lady. It is a mother, a daughter of someone, aunt,” said Icazbalceta. “It's someone's world.”
A fundraising site was set up to help Reyna's children.
The source: Original reporting by Jana Katsuyama from KTVU