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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
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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
Regulations
FBI: Immigration Raid at Alabama School Construction Site Nets 37 Arrests
The raid is among a growing number since May on construction sites around the country.
June 27, 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
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
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
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