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18-Year-Old Dies in Trench; Repeat Violator Faces $258K in Penalties
Hurtado Construction faces penalties of $257,811 after 8 OSHA citations following a previous fatality in 2007, according to OSHA.
March 19, 2024
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Valor's president bought luxury cars, homes, jewelry, yacht after the company issued fake cards for training that never occurred, D.A. says.
March 12, 2024
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Construction Supervisor Charged with Homicide After Worker Dies in Trench Collapse
The charge of felony criminally negligent homicide follows a worker being buried alive in a 9-foot-deep trench with no cave-in protection.
February 28, 2024
Safety & Compliance
Tenn. Contractor Faces $75K Penalty for Fatal Trench Collapse
A worker was in a 10-foot-deep trench on a sewer line project when a side collapsed and buried him.
February 14, 2024
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Fined After Worker Dies of Heat Illness in Alabama
Three days after he was hired for concrete finishing work, the employee died after working in a heat index of 107 degrees.
February 12, 2024
Safety
Mass. Contractor Faces Proposed $142K Fine for Fatal Skid Steer Accident
A 63-year-old worker was found with the loader on top of him at the bottom of an 8-foot-deep trench.
January 31, 2024
Safety & Compliance
Three Florida Contractors Fined Total of $131K for Trench Violations
According to OSHA records, the trench at the jobsite lacked any shoring or a trench box to prevent any cave-ins.
December 4, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Colorado Contractor Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After Trench Death
The jobsite had a history of cave-ins, yet workers continued to enter unprotected trenches even after a worker died.
November 13, 2023
Safety
Contractor Faces $59,153 in Penalties After Fatal Collapse at JFK Airport
Two workers were crushed by a concrete slab while working on a $19 billion reconstruction project at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
October 23, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Trench Collapse Victim Wins $19 Million Jury Verdict
He was in a 10- to 11-foot-deep trench on a D.R. Horton residential project when the collapse occurred.
October 9, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Fined $82,149 After Project Manager Dies in Trench
The project manager and other workers were in a 10-foot-deep excavation with inadequate cave-in protection, OSHA says.
October 2, 2023
Safety
OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations
Review this list to ensure your employees are properly trained on the most frequently cited jobsite safety hazards.
September 29, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $170K in Trench Fines, Named “Severe Violator”
Workers were in an 11-foot-deep trench with no cave-in protection or safe way to get out, agency says.
September 22, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $335K in Penalties for Repeated Fall-Prevention Violations
Cheltenham Construction Services of Missouri has been cited seven times since 2015 by OSHA.
September 11, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Company Faces $218K in Penalties After Worker Dies in Ark. Trench Collapse
One worker died, one was hospitalized and a third escaped cave-in of a trench with no trench box or other protection.
September 5, 2023
Safety
OSHA Seeks to Require Proper PPE Fit for Construction Workers
The revised rule would explicitly state that personal protective equipment must properly fit each employee.
August 28, 2023
Safety & Compliance
Ex-Contractor Banned from Construction After Trench Death
A former construction company owner convicted of criminally negligent homicide will no longer work in construction, under OSHA settlement.
August 25, 2023
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