Olympia, WA — The owner of a Seattle construction company is facing a second-degree manslaughter charge stemming from a 2016 employee death, marking the first time a workplace fatality in Washington state has prompted a felony charge, according to the Washington Department of Labor & Industries.
Alki Construction owner Phillip Numrich was charged Jan. 5 by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which alleges criminal negligence in the January 2016 death of Harold Felton, who died when the trench he was working in collapsed.
“The evidence shows an extraordinary level of negligence surrounding this dangerous worksite,” Mindy Young, King County senior deputy prosecuting attorney, said in a Jan. 8 press release.
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