JMG Labor Contractor, of Salem, employed the workers at Holiday Tree Farms in Corvallis. On Nov. 30, 2019, a van carrying 16 workers was heading home from loading delivery trucks with Christmas trees at the farm. The van collided with a pickup truck at an intersection in Salem, killing three and sending eight others to the hospital with minor to critical injuries. An article in the Oregonian/OregonLive identified the victims as Andres Alonzo-Canil, Miguel Alonzo-Lucas and Diego Lucas Felipe. The Marion County Sheriff's Office investigation determined the van's driver had failed to obey a traffic light and yield the right-of-way. Federal investigators later learned the driver had a suspended license, lacked proper vehicle insurance and failed to register as an employee of the labor contractor.