Workers returned to the job Wednesday at the Cosmopolitan project on the Las Vegas Strip just one day after their colleague was killed.

Workers at another local construction site say safety is a concern. Employees at a paint and dry wall company say labor laws are being violated.

Workers at Pete King Nevada Corporation are working on a construction project near Rampart and Summerlin Parkway. More than a year ago one of their co-workers was killed on site in an accident. Incidents like that have workers saying enough is enough.

The construction workers traded in their hard hats and tool belts for picket signs and a message. From unsafe work conditions to unpaid overtime, picketing workers say they are not given the right materials to do their work and a lack of safety workshops has caused a number of accidents on the job site.

Cesar Mosqueda, a Pete King employee, said, “I fell to the ground, from about four feet high a year ago. I hurt my back and was told to return to work for light duty. But I have been doing heavy lifting.”

Claudia Alvarez, a former Pete King employee, said, “I had an accident because of safety violations. I was a painter and dealt with strong solutions, but didn't have gloves. That forced my hands to start bleeding and caused sores to them.”

Current and former employees of Pete King Nevada Corporation, like Cesar Mosqueda and Claudia Alvarez, say this company is breaking a number of labor laws.

Wednesday's protest drew the support of Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins and Las Vegas City Councilman Steven Ross. Collins says he is concerned whether safety issues at this construction site are investigated fairly.

The county commissioner said, “Local government, we don't have as much opportunity as the state licensing agency, state contractors, or OSHA, to get involved. That's who runs the safety department. But it conflicts when this guy has all the claims and these allegations but he's on the state contractor's board. What was the governors thinking when he appointed him?”

A man was killed in an accident at this site a year ago.

Commissioner Collins says safety training at construction site is vital. “Construction work is dangerous. So, when a company doesn't make sure that all the safety training is applied and provisions provided, that makes it worse.”

We tried to talk to Bruce King, the owner of Pete King Construction, about these allegations but he did not return our calls.

The state contractors board tells us no disciplinary action has ever been filed against Pete King Corporation, but state law prohibits the state board from telling us how many complaints have been filed against the company.

Collins also says there is a conflict because Pete King is a member of the Nevada State Board of Contractors. That board oversees all state contractors to make sure they are following codes.

Eyewitness News contacted Governor Gibbons' office.

A spokesperson for the governor told us, according to the states legal department, if complaints are filed by personnel working for a board member's company, that member would be required to recuse themself from those proceedings.

We called the Pete King Corporation several times for comment, but our calls were not returned.

The state contractors board told Eyewitness News no disciplinary action has ever been filed against Pete King Corporation, but state law prohibits the state board from telling us how many complaints have been filed against the company.

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