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An industrial accident on Tuesday morning, May 7, in Washington State left one worker, Ana Vetter, dead. The incident occurred at 9:30 am at a five-story hotel construction site beside Spokane Tribe Casino in Airway Heights. Vetter was a journeyman carpenter that worked for a subcontractor on the project.
The cause of the Spokane Tribe Casino accident is under investigation by local, Washington state, as well as federal agencies in collaboration with Spokane Tribe and tribal police. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is involved in a yet-to-be-concluded investigation.
Spokane Tribe Casino hosted a brief conference where the casino’s general manager Javier De La Rosa, expressed their sadness after receiving a report. De La Rosa declined to give any more information about the incident or if anyone besides Ana was injured.
“This morning, we received a call of an accident on our construction site. We are very sad to report that we had a deceased construction worker onsite,” De La Rosa said. The general manager stated that the deceased’s family and Vetter’s work crew were “at the forefront of our thoughts and prayers.” “We will continue to release information to the public as we learn more from the different agencies involved,” he added.
Photo of Ana Vetter who died due to an Spokane Tribe Casino accident
De La Rosa was joined in a conference by Airway Heights Police Chief Brad Richmond, who also released a statement reassuring people. “We want to reiterate with the Tribe we want to keep the family in our thoughts and prayers and the construction workers,” he said.
Swinerton Construction disclosed that the accident was caused by a “formwork collapse.” A company, however, refrained from speculating on the root cause of the Spokane Tribe Casino accident, reiterating its commitment to investigating it.
“The circumstances of this situation are unclear at this time, and it is too early to speculate on what may have been the cause of this incident. Safety is our number one priority; when something like this happens, it is our responsibility to find out why,” – Swinerton’s statement read. “Our Management and Safety teams are onsite and currently working together with investigating authorities to find out the exact cause.”
Swinerton Construction cooperates with OSHA and law enforcement officials while investigating a situation. A construction site is expected to be closed until at least Thursday while an investigation continues.
NEW: The person killed in a construction accident at Spokane Tribe Casino has been identified by family as 27-year-old Ana Vetter. Her parents called the station and told me she loved her job, fiance and 4 dogs. Their emotional interview tonight at 10 and 11 on @KREM2 pic.twitter.com/NyT5iNTKof
— Kyle Simchuk (@KyleSimchuk) March 8, 2023
According to witnesses who were at the scene of the Spokane Tribe Casino accident, they heard a loud noise just before it occurred. CEO of BioGone, Rick Bennett, who was in a casino for a business meeting related to industrial accidents, revealed that the sound was so loud and heavy that the entire parking lot shook.
“The noise it made was unlike anything I’ve ever heard before,” Bennett told the Washington State TV station KHQ. “The whole parking lot shook. It was so loud. So heavy that it literally made this big parking lot shake. I didn’t see what fell, but I sure felt it.”
Following a meeting with casino staff, BioGone CEO revealed that he saw a large piece of construction material on the ground towards the West of a project site on his way out. When he asked workers the cause of the noise, they claimed that a construction crew was lifting a large piece of metal using a crane. According to Bennett, the material was around 30 by 70 or 90 feet large, “really high beams, massive pieces of metal.”
Vetter, who died in the construction Spokane Tribe Casino accident, had been a part of a project for a few months. In a statement from KREM, the victim’s father revealed that “safety was one of her major, major things, and for this to happen, it’s just devastating.” Vetter’s mother further disclosed that her daughter frequently got “up at the crack of dawn and goes to these job sites, and she just loves it.”
However, despite the Spokane Tribe Casino accident, the hotel under construction should open its doors to customers in late 2023. Intending to add a convention, cultural, entertainment center, multiple restaurants, and retail stores. Сasino gaming hall was recently doubled.
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