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Safety

Trench violations lead to $212,158 in proposed fines for Mo. contractor

A Missouri contractor faces $212,158 in proposed penalties for exposing employees to potential trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. R.V. Wagner Inc. of Affton, Missouri, was installing concrete stormwater pipes January 11 in St. Louis without a trench box or other trench protection and no safe exit from the trench, […]

July 25, 2019

Safety

Ga. contractor fined $106,078 for unsafe excavation

Corlet Contractors of Dallas, Ga. was fined by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration for knowingly operating and working out of an unsafe trench.

April 10, 2019

Safety

Pa. contractor fined $208,560 for trench violations

A Pennsylvania contractor faces $208,560 in fines for several safety violations, including failing to protect workers from trench collapse, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The violations allegedly occurred August 17 at a construction site in Philadelphia. Etna Construction of Warminster, Pennsylvania, did not install cave-in protection inside the […]

March 12, 2019

Safety

Calif. contractor fined $242,600 in trench collapse that killed worker

When the trench wall collapsed, one worker escaped but the other, Abel Sauceda Quiñónez of Modesto, was trapped under the dirt and crushed to death. More here.

February 18, 2019

Safety

Pa. contractor faces $106,057 in fines for trench safety violations

According to OSHA, a Pa. contractor willfully put production ahead of safety, resulting in $106,057 in fines. Get details about the findings on Equipment World.

January 15, 2019

Safety

Calif. company fined $66k after worker dies in trench collapse

A Calif. contractor has officially been fined $66,000 for the death of a worker after a trench collapse. Get more information on the fatal trench collapse here.

December 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

$403M contract awarded for N.C. 540 outer loop around Raleigh

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, construction could begin 2019 and the road is expected to open to traffic in 2023. More info here.

December 10, 2018

Home

Contractor faces $277K in fines after trench collapse kills 20-year-old worker

A plumbing and HVAC contractor faces massive penalty fine because of a trench collapse that killed a young worker. Get more details here on Equipment World.

November 28, 2018

Class 7-8

Tight curve topples truck in hillside work zone after driver pushes luck

After ignoring construction zone warning signs, a semi-truck driver took the ride of his life down a 100ft embankment in California. Watch the video here.

October 18, 2018

Safety

Va. contractor faces $300K in penalties for silica dust violations

Virginia Occupational Safety and Health observed Lanford Brothers of Roanoke, VA, violate five areas of worker safety and issued citations for each. Learn more.

September 5, 2018

Business

Ohio contractor fined for trench death now charged with murder for alleged shooting

Contractor Gerald P. Koller, owner of JK Excavating and Utilities, has been charged with shooting and killing a 28-year-old man. Click to read more about this.

August 6, 2018

Construction Equipment

Honda’s new EB2800i generator is light enough to carry by one worker

A single construction worker can pick up Honda's brand new lightweight generator and move it wherever they need it on the work site. Details on Equipment World.

July 31, 2018