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Panda Development / G.A.L. Concrete

Description

Worker killed from asphyxia by compression in unshored excavation. Soils report was inadequate because it failed to recommend a vertical cut.

Prosecutors

Deputy District Attorney Jan Chatten-Brown

Incident Type

Trench Collapse

County

Los Angeles

State

California

Date

January 7, 1987

Additional Materials

Folder for Panda Development / G.A.L. Concrete materials

Available case materials include

Media Clips & Gov't. Press
Other Materials

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Jesus	Flores	30	Unavailable	Unavailable	Fatality

Defendants

Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
G.A.L. Concrete Construction Co.	Entity	Subcontractor Entity	Unavailable	Unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged Involuntary Manslaughter			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Benjamin Lowe	Individual	President, G.A.L. Concrete Construction Co.	Unavailable	Unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged Involuntary Manslaughter			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Michael Berry	Individual	Foreman	Unavailable	Unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged Involuntary Manslaughter			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Richard Hu	Individual	Soils Engineer	Unavailable	Unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged Involuntary Manslaughter			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Panda Development & Construction Co.	Entity	General Contractor Entity	Unavailable	Unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged Involuntary Manslaughter			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable