“We will continue to release information to the public as we learn more from the different agencies involved.” “The family and work crew on site are at the forefront of our thought and prayers,” De La Rosa, wrote in a news release. No one else was injured in the incident, Swinerton said. Swinerton, the construction company building the hotel, said formwork collapsed resulting in the death of a subcontractor, according to a statement on their website. “We are very sad to report that we had a deceased construction worker on-site.”ĭe La Rosa declined to share any details about the accident, including if anyone else was injured, citing the ongoing investigation. “This morning we received a call of an accident on our construction sight,” Javier De La Rosa, Spokane Tribe Casino general manager, said at a brief news conference. An investigation has been started in cooperation with the Spokane Tribe, tribal police and various local, state and tribal agencies. Tuesday, at what will eventually be a hotel next to the casino. One person is dead following an accident at a construction site at the Spokane Tribe Casino.Ĭhaplains and health and services workers from the tribe were on-site to provide support and help to workers and staff of the casino and Swinerton Construction, according to a news release from the casino.
