The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries says it could take months to properly investigate the Tuesday accident in the 1900 block of Lewis River Road in Woodland, but labor leaders critical of Rotschy, Inc.’s safety record believe that the injury was preventable.
A Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue spokesperson said the bucket from an excavator fell on the worker around 8:30 a.m. while he was in a trench.
L&I confirmed after the accident that Rotschy was the injured worker’s employer, and that the state agency opened an investigation…