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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
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
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February 1, 2026
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
Safety & Compliance
Contractors Fined $300K Combined for Trench Violations in Washington
The general contractor also disregarded stop-worker orders after initial inspections, and repeat violations occurred, according to state inspectors.
January 12, 2026
Safety & Compliance
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
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
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
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
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
Safety
2 Workers Die in South Carolina After Run Over by Construction Equipment
One was struck by a skid steer and another by a milling machine when the machines were backing up.
June 26, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Worker Dies After Collapse of 5-Foot-Deep Trench in Connecticut
He was rescued from the trench collapse but later died at a local hospital.
June 19, 2025
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