Wrongful death alleged in trenching accident that killed two workers
DENVER — Attorneys for the widows of two excavation workers killed in a trench collapse accident in Windsor April 16, 2019, have filed suit against numerous governments and emergency service operations in connection with the deaths.
The suits, filed April 14 in Denver District Court, allege that the responding agencies failed to provide adequate rescue procedures “in accordance with standards of care” for such situations, and as a result the two men died unnecessarily.
The court cases stem from a construction accident at 925 Camberly Drive in Windsor in which Backhoe Excavation Inc. of Firestone was trenching on the site. Jorge Baez…
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