Who was Carlos Moncayo?

Carlos Moncayo was a 22-year-old immigrant from Ecuador who lived in Queens and was employed as a non-union construction worker. In April 2015, while working on a job site in New York’s meatpacking district, Moncayo was ordered into a trench that was not properly reinforced and subsequently died from his injuries after the trench collapsed.

What happened to Carlos Moncayo on the job site?

While working on a job site in New York’s meatpacking district in April 2015, Carlos Moncayo was ordered into a trench that was not properly reinforced. Despite several warnings about safety hazards, the trench collapsed and Moncayo was buried, suffering injuries that ultimately killed him on the job site.

What was the outcome of Carlos Moncayo's case?

Carlos Moncayo's employer was charged and convicted of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and three counts of reckless endangerment in relation to his death on the job site.