OSHA proposed $60,000 in fines against G. Lopes Construction Inc. for allegedly failing to provide cave-in protection for employees working in a 6-foot, 3-inch-deep excavation located in Taunton, Mass ...

With construction projects, there are multiple risks to consider when on a jobsite. Let’s look at two of the most dangerous jobs—trenching and excavation. In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching ...

OSHA has cited three contractors from Maine and New Hampshire for alleged willful violations for failing to provide adequate cave-in protection for employees working in excavations at jobsites in ...

Botticello Inc., Manchester, Connecticut, exposed a worker to “deadly hazards” that contributed to his death when the trench he was working in collapsed, according to an investigation by the ...

A Connecticut concrete and earthwork contractor faces up to $394,000 in fines in connection with a fatal trench collapse in December 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Sound Construction ...

Two Missoula companies were cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration with nine workplace safety violations – with penalties totaling more than $151,000 – for failing to ...

An 18-year-old working for Hurtado Construction Co. was killed in a trench collapse last September in Fulshear, Texas. Graphic by BNP Media Art Dept. March 19, 2024 The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s ...

A northern Ohio excavation contractor faces more than a quarter-million dollars in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor after one of its workers died last year in Columbus when a trench collapsed ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Kevin Sullivan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration area director in Westbury. Summer is approaching and with it comes all the great things we love ...