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Safety & Compliance
Tennessee Contractor Faces $210K Fine After Trench Death, Prior Violations
“The employer showed willful disregard for the safety of employees," TOSHA said, after workers were buried in a 15-foot-deep trench.
July 10, 2026
Business
Deere Settles With FTC, 5 States to End Right-to-Repair Lawsuit
The agreement follows a $99 million settlement with farmers in April and requires Deere to provide the same repair resources its dealers have.
July 8, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Workers Trapped in 3 Trench Collapses in 2 Days in Michigan — 1 Dead, 2 Injured
The cave-ins occurred on separate construction sites in the Detroit metro area — two of them in the same county.
July 8, 2026
Safety & Compliance
“Please Don’t Stop” — Worker Survives 97 Minutes in Trench Collapse With Air Pocket
As the scene went quiet to check for signs of life, responders heard from beneath the dirt, "Please don't stop."
July 1, 2026
Safety
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
Regulations
Tariff Relief Arrives for Equipment Manufacturers, But Only Temporarily
Lower duties, a reduced U.S.-metal threshold and special provisions could help offset billions in tariffs for OEMs like Cat, Komatsu and CNH.
June 8, 2026
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
Aerial Lifts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Regulations
Trump Announces New 15% Global Tariff After SCOTUS Declares IEEPA Tariffs Illegal
President Trump referred to the opinion as ridiculous and said it had indirectly given him greater power to implement tariffs.
February 23, 2026
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
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
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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