Construction companies must pay $20k in fines for worker death at convention center

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Washington state has fined two construction companies a combined $20,000 after a construction worker was killed at the downtown Seattle convention center expansion. FOX13

A man has died as a result of an accident at a construction site at the new Washington State Convention Center, police confirm to Q13 News.and did not ensure that the coverings could support the heavy equipment being used, the agency said.

The state ordered Performance Contracting Inc., or PCI, to pay $13,000 and ordered Clark Construction Group to pay $7,000. In an emailed statement, Clark Construction Vice President Ben Eitan said the company has "instituted new measures to underpin our existing jobsite safety program..."for Phillips, he was a "second-generation plasterer with OPCMIA Local 528. During his 11-year career, he worked on many high-profile projects throughout Seattle and the state."

 

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