Construction Worker Killed In Accident On East Marin Island

SAN RAFAEL, CA – A worker who was demolishing an old stone structure on East Marin Island on Monday died when a rock and concrete retaining wall collapsed, according to the San Rafael Fire Department.

The Marin County coroner's office identified him as Shawn Frederick Moore, 39, of Woodland. Moore suffered extensive crushing and traumatic injuries and died before he was freed from the rubble, Chief Deputy Coroner Roger Fielding said.

The death occurred in the Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge located off the shore of San Rafael Bay, according to the coroner's office.

Fire crews responded at 2:45 p.m. with their fireboat "Confidence." Firefighters found the worker trapped beneath the collapsed wall had died from his injuries.

The worker was employed by Resource Environmental Inc., based in Long Beach, according to Frank Polizzi, spokesman for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is investigating the death.

Polizzi said the wall was 9-by-20 feet.

A call to Resource Environmental Inc. was not returned Tuesday morning.

By Bay City News Service

Original story:

SAN RAFAEL, CA – A construction worker was killed while working on East Marin Island on Monday, according to fire officials.

The San Rafael Fire Department received a call about the construction accident around 2:45 p.m. Monday.

Emergency crews responded to the scene and found the worker had become trapped and died under a section of retaining wall composed of concrete and rock.

Fire boats from the San Rafael and Tiburon fire departments, along with the Southern Marin Fire Authority, shuttled emergency crews and extricated the victim's body.

The victim has not yet been identified. Fire officials did not say what was under construction on the island.

The accident remains under investigation.

Bay City News Service and Kristina Houck/Patch contributed to this report.

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