Construction Company Charged with Manslaughter in Worker's Death
Two construction companies and two supervisors were charged with manslaughter and other crimes in the death of a worker who was crushed this year, authorities said Wednesday in announcing a task force to investigate misconduct in the booming building industry.
District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the New York Police Department and the city's Department of Investigation announced the charges in the April death of Carlos Moncayo, an employee with Sky Materials Corp. Moncayo was in an unsecured trench at a building site in Manhattan's trendy Meatpacking District when it caved. The building was once home to the restaurant Pastis and is now being developed into a Restoration Hardware retail store.