Fatal Construction Accident On Guemes Island
A construction worker has been killed in a construction accident on Guemes Island.
A dispatcher with the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office tells KIRO 7 that there is one confirmed death. The deceased is an employee of the construction company involved in the accident.
According to the Anacortes Fire Department, which is assisting with the accident response, the accident happened at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday when an 1800 square foot house fell off of its foundation, crushing a construction worker to death.
An Anacortes Fire spokesperson tells KIRO 7’s Graham Johnson that six workers were lowering the house to comply with building codes when the house slipped. All of the workers made it out safely except for one man, who was killed as he was pinned and crushed by pieces of the house structure.
The victim is a 57-year-old man from Mount Vernon.
