A Kent-based contractor faces fines totaling $437,581 for safety violations that led to the death of a construction worker in Renton last September. FOX13
36-year-old Surjit Gill was killed on Sept. 8, 2022, when the dirt walls of the trench he was working in collapsed and buried him.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited AAA Contractors Inc. for three willful and one serious violation in connection with the incident, along with several general violations. Gill was working in a trench 18-20 feet deep at the time of the collapse . The investigation noted the trench had not been inspected for safety before Gill entered. There were also rules that were ignored in addition to insufficient safety measures.
"It's really tragic because the extra shoring that was needed, the extra trench box, the temporary walls and braces that were needed were right there on the job site," said Matt Ross, the public affairs manager with L&I.
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