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Boston drain service owner sentenced to 2 years for trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company was sentenced to two years in prison December 5 for the deaths of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. He also must serve three years of probation and can never employ anyone to work in excavation. Kevin Otto was found guilty […]
December 9, 2019
Safety
Boston drain service owner guilty of manslaughter in trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. On October 31, Suffolk Superior Court judge determined after an eight-day bench trial that Kevin Otto and his company, Atlantic Drain Service, were guilty in […]
November 4, 2019
Safety
New Werner harness provides relief handle to protect fallen workers
Werner Ladder has developed a new harness that relieves pressure on the femoral arteries since suspension in an upright position in a harness can be fatal.
June 26, 2019
Safety
Father-to-be and father of 5 killed in Colorado trench collapse
On April 16th, Jorge Baez Valadez and Christopher Lee Ramirez lost their lives in a trench collapse. OSHA is investigation the incident. More details here.
May 1, 2019
Safety
Calif. company fined $66k after worker dies in trench collapse
A Calif. contractor has officially been fined $66,000 for the death of a worker after a trench collapse. Get more information on the fatal trench collapse here.
December 25, 2018
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Contractor faces $277K in fines after trench collapse kills 20-year-old worker
A plumbing and HVAC contractor faces massive penalty fine because of a trench collapse that killed a young worker. Get more details here on Equipment World.
November 28, 2018
Business
Subcontractor faulted for 2 deadly excavation cave-ins in 6 months, sued for $50 million
A subcontractor is caught up in a massive lawsuit after two fatal excavation cave-ins in a span of 6 months. Get details on the lawsuit on Equipment World.
September 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Worker killed after being struck by excavator in NC work zone
A construction worker died recently after he was struck by the counterweight of an excavator at a highway project in North Carolina. WFMY News reported that Dimino Foster was working for Tetra Tech Construction on U.S. 220 when he walked into the swing radius of an excavator at about 11 a.m. on March 8. Foster was hit […]
March 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
One Maryland road worker killed, another seriously injured after car crashes into work zone
One road worker was killed and another was injured recently in Maryland after a vehicle swerved into a work zone and struck two Worcester County Public Works employees. The Delmarva Daily Times reported that Scott Patrick Tatterson and Wade Kenneth Pusey were working in Stockton Feb. 22 inside a work zone on Greenville Road when a 2010 Kia tried […]
March 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kentucky DOT worker killed while plowing snow during East Coast blizzard
A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet worker was killed Saturday morning after his snow plow slid into a ditch. According to Clarksville Now, Christopher Adams was plowing snow early Saturday morning when he called a supervisor to say his vehicle had slid off the road on Kentucky Highway 115. When the supervisor arrived to the scene, the […]
January 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut road worker charged with negligent homicide
A road worker in Tolland, Conn., is facing a negligent homicide with a motor vehicle charge for a workplace accident that led to a coworker’s death. The Hartford Courant reported that Tolland Public Works employee William Burke turned himself into police on Dec. 15 after he found out a warrant had been issued for his […]
January 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Man dies in Illinois construction zone crash
A man in Illinois died over the weekend after he hit a semi truck trailer parked in a road construction zone. According to the Daily Herald, David Bozowski was driving his car through a construction zone on an off ramp on Interstate 290 in Itasca, Illinois, when he struck the trailer parked on the left shoulder […]
January 20, 2016
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