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Safety

Hard Rock Construction says it will not appeal $77,319 OSHA fine for two trench fatalities

Hard Rock Construction faces over $77K in fines and possible criminal charges after a 2016 trench collapse killed two workers in Boise, Idaho.

August 14, 2018

World of Concrete

Lane Construction, Superior Paving garner NAPA award for safety innovations

Learn more about Construction Corporation & Superior Paving Corporation, winners of NAPA's 2017 Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation Award, on Equipment World.

August 14, 2018

Safety

El Paso company fined $190K for unsafe trench, its fifth trench violation in 2 years

OSHA fines El Paso Underground Construction $190,642 for failure to protect workers from possible trench collapse. Get the details on Equipment World.

August 9, 2018

Construction Equipment

New Solesbee’s excavator Quick Coupler uses wedge lock for adding locking force

The hydraulic Quick Coupler from Solesbee’s lets excavator operators more easily switch attachments -- and has a two-part connection system for added locking force and safety.

August 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

To thwart copper thefts from street lights, Elecsys Light Guard Pulse combines monitoring and alerts

Elecsys Corporation is actively working to prevent copper theft from happening by installing Light Guard Pulse. The tool contains a monitor and alert system.

July 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT testing audible warnings on attenuators to better protect road crews

The Iowa Department of Transportation is trying a new type of attenuator to protect workers & drivers in work zones, &, as the agency reports, so far, so good.

July 26, 2018

Safety

OSHA cites Karrenbrock Excavating $189K for repeated trench safety violations

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Karrenbrock Excavating is a repeat offender when it comes to trench safety violations.

July 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

Walsh & Kelly paving company receives safety award from national AGC chapter

Walsh & Kelly received a certificate of safety from the Associated General Contractors for its impressive safety rating. More details on the certificate here.

July 25, 2018

Death by Trench

OSHA issues $200K in fines for trench violations on Hawaii water project

A water utility in Honolulu has been fined nearly $200,000 for failing to protect workers from possible trench collapse, says U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

July 19, 2018

Death by Trench

Average initial OSHA fine for a trench death in 2016-17: $52,383

Editor’s Note: This story was updated in July to reflect newly released OSHA fines. OSHA fined Atlantic Drain Service nearly $1.5 million for the Boston trench collapse that killed Kelvin (Chuck) Mattocks and Robert Joseph Higgins on Oct. 25, 2016. The Atlantic Drain fine, however, is an extreme outlier. Looking at available records during 2016-2017, […]

July 17, 2018

Safety

Does your jobsite have a safety culture or paperwork culture?

In the 10-year period from 2003 to 2013, there were more construction workers killed on the job in the United States than American soldiers killed in Iraq: 10,957 construction workers died vs. 4,512 fatalities in Iraq. Granted, there were fewer soldiers in Iraq than construction workers here. But still, lots of bad people were trying […]

July 17, 2018

Construction Equipment

After 1,100-lb. boulder falls from dump truck, Minn. contractor charged with 4 counts of vehicular homicide

The boulder tumbled out of the contractor's truck drove over deep railroad tracks. It smashed into the windshield of an oncoming Toyota & went through the car.

July 13, 2018