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Safety & Compliance
Workers Trapped in 3 Trench Collapses in 2 Days in Michigan — 1 Dead, 2 Injured
The cave-ins occurred on separate construction sites in the Detroit metro area — two of them in the same county.
July 8, 2026
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“Please Don’t Stop” — Worker Survives 97 Minutes in Trench Collapse With Air Pocket
As the scene went quiet to check for signs of life, responders heard from beneath the dirt, "Please don't stop."
July 1, 2026
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National Trench Safety Stand Down Set for June 15-19
Last year, 18 workers died in trench collapses, up from 13 in 2024.
June 9, 2026
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Worker on $4.6B Atlanta-Area Toll Project Struck, Killed by Pickup; Driver Charged
The worker was setting out warning signs when he was struck on the highway. The pickup driver faces a homicide charge.
May 28, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Lawsuit Seeks $35M After Teen Worker Crushed to Death by Wheel Loader
Lucas Gray was finishing his last days of a summer construction job and was weeks away from entering college when he was run over.
May 11, 2026
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Workers’ Family Wins $18.2M Jury Award After Fatal Aerial-Lift Overturn
Two brothers, age 22 and 23, were 120 feet in the air on the articulated boom lift when high winds blew it over, killing them.
May 1, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Alabama Contractor Faces $115K in Proposed Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse
A 45-year-old worker died after being buried alive in a trench collapse on a residential drainage project.
April 24, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
$20.5M Jury Award Against D.R. Horton for Trench-Collapse Injury Overturned
The state Supreme Court ruled the country’s largest homebuilder did not have a legal obligation to a subcontractor's injured worker.
April 21, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor with Long History of Trench Violations Faces $4.7M Fine After Fatality
A worker died and another was seriously injured in a cave-in on a sewer project by Revoli Construction, which has OSHA violations dating back to 1995.
April 2, 2026
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Safety
Worker Killed in Fall at I-395 Miami Signature Bridge Project
Construction on the 1,025-foot-long Miami Signature Bridge began in April 2019.
March 28, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Excavator Hauler Strikes More Than Dozen Bridges on New York Thruway
“How a tractor trailer driver could be unaware that his load hit more than a dozen bridges is beyond comprehension.”
March 24, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Charged With Manslaughter After Trench Collapse Death
The contractor was on site when the employee was partially buried and also faces charges of negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
March 18, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Kansas Contractor Fined for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench Collapse
A 54-year-old worker died in a cave-in three years after the company had been fined for not using a trench box.
March 13, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Alabama Contractor Faces $170,145 in Fines for Trench Collapse
The latest penalties bring the total proposed fines against U.S. contractors since December to nearly $2 million.
January 29, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $300K Fine After Cave-in of 5-Foot-Deep Trench Kills Worker
The violations were issued for a Connecticut company the day before another contractor in the state was fined $1.2 million.
January 26, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench Collapse
One of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.
January 16, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Contractors Fined $300K Combined for Trench Violations in Washington
The general contractor also disregarded stop-worker orders after initial inspections, and repeat violations occurred, according to state inspectors.
January 12, 2026
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