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$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.
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March 24, 2026
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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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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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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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
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We asked readers whether they support streamlined legal paths for undocumented immigrants in the construction industry. Here's what they said.
September 17, 2025
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