USA: Nicaraguan migrant worker dies in an AT&T building construction , working conditions questioned
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Aug 2023
Location: United States of America
Companies
Infinity Resources Enterprises - Employer , The Bernstein Companies - Buyer , New Horizons LLC. - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nicaragua , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist and Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The companies did not reply either to the Resource Centre or the journalists.
Source type: News outlet
"Working conditions questioned after Nicaraguan employee falls to his death at old AT&T building in Kansas City", 10 Aug, 2023.
...Garcias-Sanchez, 34, was performing asbestos abatement work on July 17 when he fell fourteen stories from an elevator shaft and died, Kansas City, Missouri, police confirmed...Before his death, Garcia said he heard concerns from employees about the work conditions at the building, specifically the lighting...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed its investigating three companies related to the incident: Infinity Resources Enterprises, a temp agency who Garcias-Sanchez was working for; New Horizons LLC., who was performing the work under contract; The Bernstein Companies, who owns the building...