In Stamford, Connecticut, a
construction worker, Javier Salinas fell 50 feet to his death at the Chelsea
Piers Sports Complex. Ashford
Properties Construction Inc and its parent company, the Ashford
Company Inc.; Merritt Contractors Inc.; Stamford Exit
9 LLC; Chelsea Piers Connecticut LLC; American
Building Group Inc., and American Building Group LLC
are being sued by his wife, Rosa Calva. She filled a wrongful death lawsuit
against the companies for $15,000 dollars.
On October 25, Salinas was installing
sheeting on the roof with nothing to help him from falling, when a burst of
wind knocked him over. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are investigating the death
and the Department of Labor has put into effect a stop-work
order issue against the companies.
The
incident caused 50 construction workers to protest against the Ashford
Properties Construction on Dec. 1. The construction workers state that the
construction company should be held responsible for them and their safety,
instead of finding effective ways to save money.
At Kinerk, Schmidt &
Sethi we have handled a number of cases for victims of abuse and death in
protected environments.
-Ted Schmidt
