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A landscaping worker operating a pull-behind lawnmower struck her in the grass during routine maintenance of the park grounds.<\/p>\n\n      <p>The Modesto Police Department initially classified the death as accidental \u2014 a designation that addresses whether criminal charges are warranted, not whether anyone may be civilly responsible for the death.<\/p>\n\n      <h2>Legal Frameworks That May Apply<\/h2>\n\n      <p>When a fatal incident involves contracted workers operating heavy equipment on private property, several areas of California law come into play. 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When a worker fails to exercise care that a reasonably prudent person would have used, and that failure causes harm, negligence may be established.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"slf-legal-option\">\n          <div class=\"slf-legal-option-header\">\n            <h3>Contractor and Employer Liability<\/h3>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-legal-option-body\">\n            <p>Companies that employ contracted workers can sometimes be held responsible for harm caused on the job \u2014 particularly when training was inadequate, supervision was insufficient, or required safety protocols were missing. 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A death can be \"accidental\" in the criminal sense and still be the result of negligence in the civil sense \u2014 for example, when reasonable safety precautions weren't taken, even without malicious intent.<\/p>\n\n      <h2>Worker and Pedestrian Safety Context<\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"slf-stats-grid\">\n        <div class=\"slf-stat-card\">\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-number\">800+<\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-label\">Workers killed annually in landscaping and groundskeeping occupations nationwide<\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-source\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-stat-card\">\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-number\">2 yrs<\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-label\">California's general statute of limitations for wrongful death claims, from the date of death<\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-source\">CCP \u00a7335.1 \/ \u00a7377.60<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-stat-card full-width\">\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-number\">Critical<\/div>\n          <div class=\"slf-stat-label\">Evidence preservation in incidents involving equipment matters. 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A police classification of \"accidental\" refers to whether the death involved criminal intent \u2014 not whether it was preventable or whether someone is civilly liable. A wrongful death lawsuit is a separate civil action based on negligence, not crime. Many wrongful death cases proceed successfully even when no criminal charges are filed.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"slf-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"slf-faq-question\">\n          Who can be held liable when a contractor causes a fatal injury?\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M7.41 8.59L12 13.17l4.59-4.58L18 10l-6 6-6-6 1.41-1.41z\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">\n          Multiple parties may bear responsibility: the individual worker, the contracting company that employed them, and in some cases the property owner who hired the contractor. California law looks at training, supervision, safety protocols, and whether the property owner exercised appropriate care in selecting and overseeing contractors.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"slf-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"slf-faq-question\">\n          What is premises liability under California law?\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M7.41 8.59L12 13.17l4.59-4.58L18 10l-6 6-6-6 1.41-1.41z\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-faq-answer\">\n          Premises liability is the legal duty property owners owe to people on their property. Owners must take reasonable steps to identify and address hazards, warn of known dangers, and ensure that contractors working on the property do so safely. 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