A former Colorado contractor was sentenced Thursday in connection with the death of a worker who was caught in a trench collapse as he and others installed a sewer line at a residential construction site in November 2021 in Breckenridge.
Peter Dillon, former owner of Avon-based A4S Construction LLC, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, four years of probation and 300 hours of community service following his August guilty plea to a manslaughter charge related to the death of employee Marlon Alfredo Diaz.
Prosecutors had taken the case on referral from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which said Mr. Dillon failed to implement a written safety and health program at the company and never conducted safety audits or inspections at his work sites.
The sentencing was announced by Heidi McCollum, the district attorney for 5th Judicial District.