The contractor was charged in the death of a construction worker in 2021, who was guilty on Friday due to an offense for the ruthless danger on Friday and avoided legal proceedings for criminal-negligent murder and a possible 4-year custody penalty.
Michael Conway von Bethel, CT, assumed the responsibility for the uncertain conditions that led to the death of 46-year-old Jose Vega when a 9-foot depth ditch collapsed during a pool installation on Shore Acres BLVD in the rye neck section of Mamaroneck.
Prosecutors said that the building location on which Vega died had violated the federal security standards. While Conway avoids the prison sentence, he approved the community service.
According to the public prosecutor's office in West Chest, Michael Conway headed the workers in front of a building location in Mamaroneck to dig a ditch without proper protection or cave protection protection. The federal regulations issued by the professional security and health authority (OSHA) require that trenches are built at least 5 feet deep with security measures, including the protection of caves. While Vega was in the unprotected 9-foot ditch, it collapsed. He was declared dead at the crime scene. As a site supervisor, Conway knew that the trench excavation violated the Osha regulations.
“If it were not because of the complete disregard of the federal security standards, Mr. Vega could still be alive today. Instead, he was buried alive, partly due to the ruthlessness of Mr. Conway. This case, the first of its kind in West Chest County, should send a message to everyone in the construction industry: Safety standards are available for a certain reason, and we will not hesitate to pursue cases in which they are violated, ”District Prosecutor.
The police authority of the village of Mamaroneck with the support of the Osha office in Tarrytown, the district prosecutor of the district in West Chest, and the Ministry of Public Security in West Chestian County took part in the investigation.