Tag: Grand Rapids

Safety

OSHA cites Karrenbrock Excavating $189K for repeated trench safety violations

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Karrenbrock Excavating is a repeat offender when it comes to trench safety violations.

July 25, 2018

Death by Trench

Average initial OSHA fine for a trench death in 2016-17: $52,383

Editor’s Note: This story was updated in July to reflect newly released OSHA fines. OSHA fined Atlantic Drain Service nearly $1.5 million for the Boston trench collapse that killed Kelvin (Chuck) Mattocks and Robert Joseph Higgins on Oct. 25, 2016. The Atlantic Drain fine, however, is an extreme outlier. Looking at available records during 2016-2017, […]

July 17, 2018

Safety

OSHA fines Ohio’s JK Excavating & Utilities $201,201 for trench-collapse death

OSHA placed JK Excavating in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program and issued four citations and penalties for violations to OSHA. Details here.

June 25, 2018

Dealers

ASV to expand Minn. HQ with new parts distribution center

ASV Holdings plans to add a parts distribution center at its corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, with the state providing incentives that will cover about 60 percent of the new center’s construction costs, the company says. The state’s assistance will total about $450,000, including zero- or low-interest loans that will be partially forgiven after […]

October 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Deteriorating roads cost Michigan drivers nearly $4 billion annually

Michigan drivers won’t be happy to hear that they’re losing $3.8 billion annually in the form of extra vehicle operating costs (VOC) as a result of driving on deteriorated roadways – an average of $539 per driver each year, and as much as $851 per driver in some areas. The extra vehicle operating costs are due […]

December 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

AASHTO hosts 9th annual Faces of Transportation photo contest

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AAASHTO) is hosting its ninth annual Faces of Transportation photography contest, which focuses on the people and projects that are making communities better and emphasizes the importance of transportation. Transportation department employees and private citizens can enter the contest with their photographs of the people and […]

April 19, 2013

Machine control

GeoShack expands in Michigan

GeoShack has added two new locations in Michigan. This addition brings the retailer to a total of 22 stores in six states and two provinces in North America. The new locations in the Detroit and Grand Rapids metro areas will distribute Topcon construction and survey products over the entire state. The expansion is the result […]

October 9, 2012