Authorities investigating accident that leaves one contractor dead near New Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County

Authorities investigating accident that leaves one contractor dead near New Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County

The Yuba Water Agency says that a contractor was killed Thursday after construction equipment they were operating fell down an embankment.

Fatality at Yuba Water Agency construction site today

MARYSVILLE, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2025) – A contractor working on behalf of Yuba Water Agency was tragically killed today near the New Colgate Powerhouse in Dobbins. The victim died following an accident while operating construction equipment that fell down an embankment near the New Colgate Powerhouse. “We are just devastated and still processing what exactly […] The post Fatality at Yuba Water Agency construction site today appeared first on YubaNet.