Javier Salinas’ estate has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the man’s employers, Ashford Properties Construction Inc., and its parent company, the Ashford Company Inc.; Merritt Contractors Inc.; Stamford Exit 9 LLC; Chelsea Piers Connecticut LLC. Salinas was a construction worker who fell more than 50 feet to his death at the Chelsea Piers construction site in Stamford, Connecticut. The lawsuit was filed in state Superior Court in Bridgeport on behalf of Salina’s widow contending that the contractors are responsible for his death because they allowed him to scale a roof of the Chelsea Piers sport complex without a safety harness. Salinas fell from the building after a gust of wind blew him over the edge. When he fell, he was working for American Buildings, a Trumbull contractor installing sheeting on the roof for AP Construction.

In early December, approximately 50 workers protested against AP Construction, claiming the construction company should be held accountable for hiring subcontractors who do not cover workers compensation benefits and sacrifice safety in exchange for cost savings. The state Department of Labor issued a stop-work order against the Trumbull subcontractor, American Building Group and two other construction companies. The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are investigating the death.

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