FATAL ACCIDENT PUTS THE CITY OF TRINIDAD’S NORTH LAKE DAM PROJECT ON HOLD

FATAL ACCIDENT PUTS THE CITY OF TRINIDAD’S NORTH LAKE DAM PROJECT ON HOLD

Submitted by Era McCarthy AroundSoCo

Las Animas County Colorado——–Both the City of Trinidad and the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to AroundScCO on Thursday evening that there was a fatal accident in Western Las Animas County with contractors finishing at the North Lake Dam Project.

Trinidad City Manager Tom Acre released this statement via an e-mail, “In response to your inquiry regarding the North Lake Dam Project, the City is aware of the unfortunate incident. We do not have any details to provide at the current time. We have made City Council aware of the situation.”

According to Las Animas County Sheriff James W. Casias the fatality occurred on Thursday, “We can not release any details at this time. We are still investigating, but we still need to get a hold of OSHA, because of the government shutdown,we are waiting for OSHA to respond, the county corner has also called OSHA to notify them as well.”

According to one source close to the North Lake Dam Project, the project will be halted for least a few days as the investigation moves forward.

Acre did not comment when workers could go back the job site.