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National Trench Safety Stand Down Set for June 15-19
Last year, 18 workers died in trench collapses, up from 13 in 2024.
June 9, 2026
Last year, 18 workers died in trench collapses, up from 13 in 2024, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
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Worker on $4.6B Atlanta-Area Toll Project Struck, Killed by Pickup; Driver Charged
The worker was setting out warning signs when he was struck on the highway. The pickup driver faces a homicide charge.
May 28, 2026
The site of the fatal May 21 accident as seen on May 27.
Driver/operator coaching/training
Train Anywhere: John Deere Debuts Extended Reality Training System
From dozer controls to excavator trenching, Deere’s new extended-reality platform gives operators and dealers immersive machine training on a portable headset.
May 18, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Lawsuit Seeks $35M After Teen Worker Crushed to Death by Wheel Loader
Lucas Gray was finishing his last days of a summer construction job and was weeks away from entering college when he was run over.
May 11, 2026
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69% of respondents said a lack of experienced candidates was driving their hiring challenges in 2026.
May 4, 2026
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Workers’ Family Wins $18.2M Jury Award After Fatal Aerial-Lift Overturn
Two brothers, age 22 and 23, were 120 feet in the air on the articulated boom lift when high winds blew it over, killing them.
May 1, 2026
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Pay and benefits
Contractors to Pay Record $1.28M for Wage Violations in Minnesota
The construction projects included the upscale, mixed-use development by the owners of the Minnesota Vikings near the NFL team's stadium.
April 30, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Alabama Contractor Faces $115K in Proposed Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse
A 45-year-old worker died after being buried alive in a trench collapse on a residential drainage project.
April 24, 2026
Enrique Chub-Cao, 45, was buried in a cave-in December 15 in Huntsville, Alabama, while working on a residential drainage project.
Safety & Compliance
$20.5M Jury Award Against D.R. Horton for Trench-Collapse Injury Overturned
The state Supreme Court ruled the country’s largest homebuilder did not have a legal obligation to a subcontractor's injured worker.
April 21, 2026
Timothy Kono was buried in this 10-foot-deep trench April 9, 2019, in Polk City, Iowa, suffering severe physical and emotional injuries.
Safety & Compliance
Contractor with Long History of Trench Violations Faces $4.7M Fine After Fatality
A worker died and another was seriously injured in a cave-in on a sewer project by Revoli Construction, which has OSHA violations dating back to 1995.
April 2, 2026
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Safety
Worker Killed in Fall at I-395 Miami Signature Bridge Project
Construction on the 1,025-foot-long Miami Signature Bridge began in April 2019.
March 28, 2026
Several erected arches on the Miami Signature Bridge in September 2025.
Safety & Compliance
Excavator Hauler Strikes More Than Dozen Bridges on New York Thruway
“How a tractor trailer driver could be unaware that his load hit more than a dozen bridges is beyond comprehension.”
March 24, 2026
This 2019 Freightliner toting a Bobcat excavator was stopped in Salina after allegedly striking more than a dozen bridges on the New York Thruway.
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Charged With Manslaughter After Trench Collapse Death
The contractor was on site when the employee was partially buried and also faces charges of negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
March 18, 2026
Michael DiRocco, 60, leaves behind four children and eight grandchildren after his death June 13 in a trench collapse in Norwich, Connecticut.
Safety & Compliance
Kansas Contractor Fined for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench Collapse
A 54-year-old worker died in a cave-in three years after the company had been fined for not using a trench box.
March 13, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Alabama Contractor Faces $170,145 in Fines for Trench Collapse
The latest penalties bring the total proposed fines against U.S. contractors since December to nearly $2 million.
January 29, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $300K Fine After Cave-in of 5-Foot-Deep Trench Kills Worker
The violations were issued for a Connecticut company the day before another contractor in the state was fined $1.2 million.
January 26, 2026
Michael DiRocco, 60, leaves behind four children and eight grandchildren after his death June 13 in a trench collapse in Norwich, Connecticut.
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench Collapse
One of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.
January 16, 2026
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