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Galaxy Granite

Description

Marich and Vasquez were crushed and killed while the company owner, Meng Peng, was unloading slabs of granite from a shipping container. Peng was operating a forklift to remove the bundles of granite slabs from the container. While unloading the last load of the day, the slabs tipped over and landed on the two men. Peng failed to assess the hazards of moving slabs and did not properly train the employees. Cal/OSHA had previously cited the company for four serious violations amounting to over $63,000 in penalties, but the civil case was put on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal charges.

Prosecutors

Asstistant District Attorney Greg Alker

Incident Type

Crushed

County

San Francisco

State

California

Date

February 7, 2014

Available case materials include

  • Media Clips & Gov't. Press

OSHA Inspection

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First Last Age Title Employer Injury Type
Philip Marich 53 Unavailable Galaxy Granite Fatality
Hector Vasquez 46 Unavailable Galaxy Granite Fatality

Defendants

Name Type Title Plea Information Conviction Sentence
Meng Chyang Peng Individual Owner Unavailable Peng was arrested on July 11 and freed on bail of $600,000. His arraignment was July 15. His pretrial conference was on Aug. 19, 2016. He was sentenced to 1 year in jail (or house arrest?) and 3 years supervision. He was also ordered to complete community service and pay restitution to the victims.
Penal Crimes Charged

Involuntary Manslaughter (2 counts)

Other Crimes Charged

Labor Code violation causing death to an employee (Cal. Lab. Code Sec. 6425)

Meng Chyang Peng Individual Owner Unavailable Peng was arrested on July 11 and freed on bail of $600,000. His arraignment was July 15. His pretrial conference was on Aug. 19, 2016. He was sentenced to 1 year in jail (or house arrest?) and 3 years supervision. He was also ordered to complete community service and pay restitution to the victims.
Penal Crimes Charged

Involuntary Manslaughter (2 counts)

Other Crimes Charged

Labor Code violation causing death to an employee (Cal. Lab. Code Sec. 6425)