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Deadly December: 3 Die in Trench Collapses in Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio
Three workers were also injured, including the father of one of the victims who was buried up to his abdomen while his son was completely covered.
December 22, 2025
Safety & Compliance
NTSB Investigates Gas-Line Strike That Destroyed Home, Injured 6 (Video)
A doorbell camera across the street captured the home explosion that followed a construction crew striking the underground line.
December 19, 2025
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December 31, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $170K Fine After Worker Crushed by Falling Excavator Bucket
A failed attempt to remove the bucket from him caused a second crushing injury, putting him in the hospital for more than a month.
December 4, 2025
Safety & Compliance
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse; Contractor Has Long History of Violations
The contractor on the project has been cited by OSHA for numerous violations as far back as 1995.
November 25, 2025
Regulations
USDOT Overhauls DBE Program, Calling it “Discriminatory, Unconstitutional”
DBE businesses must now reapply for the program, which no longer presumes disadvantage based on race or gender.
October 13, 2025
Regulations
Construction Company CEO Accused of $4M Fraud of Paycheck Protection Program
He allegedly created accounts in the names of his minor children, whom he claimed as employees, and bought luxury real estate he rented out.
September 26, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $140K Fine After Inspector Witnesses Trench Collapses
An inspector showed up on the jobsite and found workers being pulled out of a trench and saw 20 collapses while he was there.
September 23, 2025
Regulations
Contractors Sound Off: Streamlined Citizenship Path for Undocumented Construction Workers?
We asked readers whether they support streamlined legal paths for undocumented immigrants in the construction industry. Here's what they said.
September 17, 2025
Regulations
Will New DEF Guidance End Sudden Shutdown of Construction Equipment?
The new EPA guidance would give diesel equipment operators and truck drivers more time before an empty DEF tank causes power loss, or "derate."
September 11, 2025
Regulations
Massive Hyundai ICE Raid Spotlights Contractors’ Growing Project Delays
Even before the raid, 28% of contractors reported being affected by immigration enforcement in the past 6 months, according to an AGC survey.
September 9, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Texas Contractor Pleads Guilty to Assault for Fatal Trench Collapse
The trench caved in earlier in the day, yet the 24-year-old worker was ordered back inside. The second collapse killed him.
September 4, 2025
Regulations
Steep Section 232 Tariffs Hit Construction Equipment, Parts
Dozers, graders, wheel loaders, excavators, cranes, their engines and parts are among 407 categories facing steep new steel and aluminum tariffs.
August 25, 2025
Safety
2 Workers Die, 1 Injured on Sewer Installation Project in Alabama
Three men entered a 20-foot-deep manhole, but only one was able to climb out on his own.
August 13, 2025
Safety & Compliance
2 Die, 1 Rescued in Excavator Accidents Over 4 Days in N.Y., Calif., Ill.
Two of the incidents involved excavators tipping over, and one fatality occurred when a worker was struck by an excavator.
August 5, 2025
Safety & Compliance
United Rentals Offers New Safety Training for Workers in Confined Spaces
The program trains supervisors of those working in manholes, vaults, pipelines, storm drains and other confined spaces.
August 4, 2025
Safety & Compliance
12 Trench Collapse Deaths in 2025 So Far; OSHA Urges Increased Safety
Along with the recent rise in deaths, at least 11 workers have been rescued from trench collapses this year, some with serious injuries.
August 1, 2025
Safety
3 Workers Die After Run Over by Construction Equipment in Pa., N.Y., Miss.
The three separate incidents July 8-15 involved a tandem-drum roller, a skid steer and a water truck, respectively, crushing workers.
July 18, 2025
Safety & Compliance
23-Year-Old Worker Dies – Another Recent Victim of Struck by Excavator Bucket
The 23-year-old becomes the third victim of struck by bucket since May 5. All were working in an excavation when they were hit.
July 3, 2025
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