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SFDA charges construction firm in 2023 trench collapse
San Francisco DA charges construction company and three supervisors with involuntary manslaughter after trench collapse killed worker.
In brief
San Francisco DA charges construction company and three supervisors with involuntary manslaughter after trench collapse killed worker. San Francisco DA charged D'Arcy & Harty Construction Inc. and three supervisors with involuntary manslaughter after a trench collapse killed Javier Romero in 2023. Originally reported…
Trench collapse death
Javier Romero, 25, died after becoming trapped under 8 feet of dirt when a trench collapsed on Sept 28, 2023.
Charges filed
San Francisco DA charged D'Arcy & Harty Construction Inc. and three supervisors with involuntary manslaughter and safety violations.
Defendants named
John Darcy, 62, John Tobin, 39, and Filiberto Poblano Perez, 52, were charged with Romero's death.
Trench conditions
The trench was 2.5 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 8 feet deep with unsupported sides that collapsed.
The key point
San Francisco DA charged D'Arcy & Harty Construction Inc. and three supervisors with involuntary manslaughter after a trench collapse killed Javier Romero in 2023.
