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2 Arizona Contractors Cited for Trench Violations; Fines Total $193K
The two companies were cited for separate trench violations in the same month, including one fined $161,000 after two workers were seriously injured.
September 26, 2024
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Contractor Faces $72K Penalty After Worker Rescued from Trench Collapse
A five-hour operation by emergency personnel freed the worker from the cave-in, and he had serious injuries.
September 20, 2024
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Deere Ordered to Pay $9.9M in Wirtgen Thailand Bribery Scheme
Cash payments, massage parlor visits, luxury European sightseeing trips were used to bribe Thai officials and companies to win business, SEC says.
September 17, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
What Does OSHA’s Proposed Heat Rule Mean for Contractors?
Construction is among the industries affected by the proposal, which calls for mandatory breaks, written plans and other provisions to keep workers safe.
September 17, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Lane Fined $155K for Hoisting Workers with Crane After Elevator Broke, Agency Says
Washington State L&I says the elevator should have been repaired instead of using a crane to transport workers into and out of a 95-foot tunnel shaft.
September 11, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Worker Killed in Trench Collapse; 3rd Trench Death in California Since 2023
A 27-year-old worker was trapped at the bottom of a 20-foot-deep trench under dirt and a 4-foot-diameter reinforced concrete pipe.
September 5, 2024
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Regulations
3 Paving Companies Plead Guilty to Bid-Rigging Scandal in Michigan
Asphalt Specialists has been charged $6.5 million; Al's Asphalt must pay $795,000; and F. Allied Construction awaits sentencing.
August 29, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Worker Dies After Buried in Trench Collapse in Tennessee
The rescue became a recovery effort after the man was proclaimed dead on the scene.
August 26, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Contractors in Texas, Okla. Face Fines Totaling $345K After Trench Deaths
Both have faced trench violations in the past, and neither had deployed proper cave-in protections before the workers died.
August 9, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $200K Fine After Hangar Collapse Kills 3, Injures 8
The contractor “ignored numerous indications that the structure was unstable," OSHA says.
August 5, 2024
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Technology
New, Free App Predicts Workers’ Heat-Stress Risk in Real Time
The Heat Stress Mobile App “can more accurately gauge heat stress risks in real time unlike any tool offered previously,” says CEO of AIHA.
August 1, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in Trench
The worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.
July 17, 2024
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The Dirt
Hard Hat Finally Enters the 21st Century with Help from Sports
The typical hard hat design hasn't changed in over 100 years, protecting only the top of the head. Sports technology is changing that.
June 14, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
National Trench Safety Stand Down Kicks Off June 17
This week marks the annual Trench Safety Stand Down to highlight the dangers of trenching and promote safety awareness by contractors.
June 17, 2024
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Business
Deere to Pay $1.1M to Resolve Hiring Discrimination Allegations
The Labor Department alleged hundreds of Black and Hispanic applicants for warehouse, assembler and production jobs were discriminated against.
June 14, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Dozer Operator Dies in Coal-Mound Collapse in S.C.
It took 24 hours to recover his body as rescue workers first had to stabilize the coal pile.
May 29, 2024
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Workforce development
Caterpillar to Pay $800K to Resolve Hiring Discrimination Allegations
The Department of Labor said 60 Black applicants for fabrication specialist/welder positions at the Decatur plant were discriminated against.
May 24, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
Indiana Contractor Fined for Fatal Concrete Placer Accident
The 49-year-old employee was power washing a concrete placer/spreader when he was caught in between the two augers and suffered fatal injuries.
May 9, 2024
Gomaco PS-2600 Placer/Spreader
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