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Sunstate Equipment expands trench shoring division with acquisition of Cascade businesses

Sunstate Equipment expanded its trench shoring division with the acquisition of Cascade Shoring and Cascade Trench Safety. Details on Equipment World.

November 26, 2020

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RES faces $500K in fines, lawsuit after fatal trench collapse

A contractor on a wind farm project in Washington and its affiliate face $555,674 in fines after a trench collapse killed one worker and injured another.

July 23, 2020

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Worker injured in Fla. trench collapse; $54K penalty issued

Duke Energy Florida faces a proposed penalty of $53,976 after a worker was injured in a trench collapse.

June 30, 2020

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7 trench collapse deaths reported so far in 2020 in separate cases in NY, NC, TX, OH, WA, NJ

There have been seven trench collapse deaths so far in 2020. Learn more about these trench collapses and each tragic death here on Equipment World.

March 5, 2020

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Excavating company fined $509,071 for trench violations, contractor surrenders license

A Michigan-based excavation company has agreed to close business operations and pay a $509,071 penalty for not protecting workers from trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company’s owner must also surrender his contractor’s license. OSHA says the agreement was reached after its inspectors on three separate occasions between September […]

September 23, 2019

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OSHA: St. Louis contractor reaches $71,603 settlement for trench violations

A St. Louis contractor has reached an informal settlement of $71,603 in penalties for exposing workers to possible trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On February 14 in St. Charles, Missouri, an employee of J.H. Berra Construction was installing a sewer pipe in a 13- to 14-foot trench that had […]

September 9, 2019

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S. Dakota contractor faces $58,343 in penalties for trench violations

A South Dakota contractor faces penalties of $58,343 for a worker being in a trench without proper cave-in protection, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On April 29, Midwest Excavating LLC of Sioux Falls was repairing a residential water leak. OSHA said a worker entered the trench, which was 7 feet 6 […]

September 6, 2019

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Ore. contractor faces $20,000 in fines following trench deaths

An Oregon irrigation and landscaping contractor faces penalties of $20,000 following a trench collapse that killed two men in Idaho, according to Occupational Safety & Health Administration records. On April 10, Javier “Jay” Ortega Jr., 59, of New Plymouth, Idaho, and Arcenio Carrillo, 51, of Vale, Oregon, were installing irrigation pipes in New Plymouth when the […]

August 20, 2019

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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

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Trench collapse in Neb. that injured 2 results in $106,078 proposed fine

A construction company in Nebraska receives $106,078 in OSHA citation fines for a trench collapse that injured two workers. Details here on Equipment World.

May 22, 2019

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OSHA investigating 5 trench deaths occurring in less than 10 days

Explore this post for details on why OSHA is investigating five trench related deaths in a 10 day period of time.

April 16, 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