Contractors Cited for Violations in Death of Worker at ICE Facility
OSHA cited three contractors, including one owned by a campaign donor to President Donald Trump, for safety violations stemming from the death of a worker helping build a major immigration detention center last year, according to an Associated Press report.
OSHA found safety violations during its investigation into the July 21, 2025, death of Hector Gonzalez, 38, who was crushed by falling materials in a construction accident while building Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.
The violations were highlighted in a report released by the watchdog group Public Citizen.
Base International, which employed Gonzalez, is owned by Florida businessman Nathan Albers, a donor to Trump and other Republican Party politicians and groups in recent years. OSHA found the company exposed employees to struck-by hazards from an unstable, elevated load of stacked composite beams on a forklift while they were unloading supplies.
The investigation cited the other two companies for violating that standard as well as another by failing to ensure employees were certified to operate powered industrial trucks on the site.
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