Diamond Plumbing & Heating LLC of Norwich faces five violations after one of its employees died following a cave-in June 13, ...

A Connecticut company is facing more than $250,000 in fines from federal workplace safety officials following a deadly trench collapse last summer that killed a 61-year-old worker.

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA announced enhanced enforcement and oversight efforts following an “alarming rise” in trenching fatalities, intended to draw attention to construction worker safety and present ...

After investigating a trench collapse that resulted in a worker’s death, OSHA alleges that the contractor might have prevented the fatal injuries if it had used trench safety protection measures. The ...

Some of the citations mentioned that the company did not follow certain protocols to protect employees from cave-ins.

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA is highlighting trenching hazards, and their potentially-dire consequences, on its homepage. OSHA had released CPL 02-00-161 on October 1, 2018, continuing its National ...

Two workers in Texas were killed June 28 when the unprotected 20-ft-deep trench they were inside collapsed, as trench shields sat unused beside the excavation. They were the 21st and 22nd workers to ...

Veteran construction workers can pass a lot of valuable information down to newer employees, but when it comes to following OSHA’s trench safety regulations, it’s wise to double check the standards.

This guest essay reflects the views of Kevin Sullivan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration area director in Westbury. Summer is approaching and with it comes all the great things we love ...

Superman Corp.—a Tamuning, Guam-based company that specializes in multi-family residential construction projects—is now in the crosshairs of OSHA after recurrent safety violations were identified at a ...

In 2022's first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work – surpassing 15 in all of 2021 – and prompting the U.S. Department of Labor's ...

RUSTON, La. (KSLA) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a fatal trench collapse in Ruston. A worker for Skylan Construction Inc. was in an 8-foot-deep excavation to ...