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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
Safety & Compliance
1 Worker Dies, 1 Injured When Hit by Excavator Buckets in Trenches in CA, WA
Within a month, two workers in trenches were struck by excavator buckets. One in California died, while one in Washington was severely injured.
June 16, 2025
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Construction Equipment
A Guide to Trench Boxes: Here's What Contractors Need to Know
We take a look the types of trench boxes on the market, how to choose one and how to use them properly.
June 16, 2025
Regulations
Former Michigan Paving Company President Gets 6 Months in Prison for Bid-Rigging
The former president of Asphalt Specialists in Pontiac must also pay a $500,000 fine for the five-year scheme.
June 6, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Contractor, Excavator Operator Sentenced to Probation After Deadly Trench Collapse
The men pleaded guilty this month to second-degree manslaughter after their friend and co-worker was buried alive in 2022.
May 29, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Missouri AG Sues Utility for Alleged Unmarked Gas Line Before Deadly Explosion
The suit alleges Liberty Utilities falsely told an excavator all its gas pipes had been properly marked before an explosion killed a 5-year-old boy.
May 13, 2025
Safety & Compliance
AT&T Fined $60K for Failure to Timely Locate Buried Lines in Kansas
The violations cover 60 occasions within a month in which the company missed the state's two-day deadline.
May 9, 2025
Safety & Compliance
NTSB: Gas Line Struck Before Deadly Missouri Explosion Wasn't Marked by Locator
An explosion killed a 5-year-old boy after a subcontractor hit a natural-gas line that a new NTSB report says was not marked by the utility locator.
May 7, 2025
Business
Construction Groups, Equipment Manufacturers React to Trump Tariffs
Many groups say their members are already feeling the effects, while some OEMs are implementing plans to protect themselves.
April 9, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Contractor, Equipment Operator Plead Guilty to Manslaughter after Trench Death
The 56-year-old worker was in an 8-foot-deep, 135-foot-long trench guiding a pipe installation when the cave-in occurred.
April 7, 2025
Safety & Compliance
California Contractor Fined $157K After Worker Dies in Trench Collapse
The penalty comes a month after the state fined two contractors $530,000 for a worker getting seriously injured in a trench collapse.
March 25, 2025
Safety
Trench-Safety Advocate, Mother of Victim Cindy Hess Dies in Apparent Accident
She became an outspoken advocate for trench safety after her son Zach Hess died in a trench collapse in 2017 at age 25.
March 13, 2025
Safety & Compliance
A Week in the Trenches: 2 Workers Rescued; 2 Workers Die; 1 Contractor Fined
Two workers died in a trench collapse in Maryland; two were rescued in Michigan, and a Tennessee contractor was fined after a fatal cave-in.
March 6, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Widow Wins $8.5M Settlement After Worker Run Over by Dump Truck
Her lawyer uncovered drug use by the driver, destruction of evidence, and negligence, according to court records.
February 20, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Trench Collapses: Contractors Fined $530K in Calif.; 2 Die in S.C., Mich.
Between February 10-17, two contractors in California were fined a total $530,000, and workers died in cave-ins in Michigan and South Carolina.
February 19, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Construction Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Charge Related to Trench Death
A 46-year-old worker was in a 9-foot-deep trench to locate a sewer line when it collapsed May 4, 2021, in Mamaroneck, New York.
February 12, 2025
Roadbuilding
Another Michigan Paving Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid-Rigging
A former paving company president faces up to 10 years in prison as part of an ongoing DOJ crackdown on the asphalt industry.
January 21, 2025
Safety & Compliance
Operator Drowns After Amphibious Excavator Tips Over; Contractor Fined
The 26-year-old operator was trapped underwater, and his former employer faces four serious violations.
January 15, 2025
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