Alki Construction LLC

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Harold Felton was killed when the walls of a 7 feet deep by 2 feet wide trench he was working in collapsed and buried him. He was working for Alki Construction, owned by Phillip Numrich. Alki Construction had been hired to replace a sewer line. The trench had partial shoring, but the unshored portion of the trench collapsed. Following the incident, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries cited the company for a willful violation, as well as several serious and an other-than-serious violation.

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Melinda Young, Deputy Prosecutor; Patrick Hinds, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Economic Crimes Unit

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Victims

First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Harold	Felton	36	Pipe Layer	Alki Construction	Fatality

Defendants

Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
Phillip Numrich	Individual	Owner	Pleaded guilty to attempted reckless endangerment.	Numrich was sentenced to 45 days in jail follow by 18 months probation. He also was ordered to pay a $25,000 penalty.
Penal Crimes Charged Manslaughter in the Second Degree (RCW 9A.32.070)			Other Crimes Charged Violation of Labor Safety Regulation with Death Resulting (RCW 49.17.190)

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