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Tag: trenching and shoring

OSHA Cites Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching, Other Safety Hazards

OSHA has cited excavation contractor Kamphuis Pipeline Company for exposing workers to trench cave-ins and other safety hazards while installing water metering pits and lines. Kamphuis Pipeline Company faces proposed penalties of $454,750. After an investigation of the Logan and Kidder Counties water project site in September and October 2017, OSHA determined that the company …

Company faces criminal penalties for trench death

A construction company faces criminal charges in connection with an employee’s death due to a trench collapse. Susquehanna Supply Co. Inc. of Williamsport, PA, has been charged with willfully committing an OSHA violation that resulted in an employee’s death. Susquehanna Supply’s primary business is bridge rehabilitation. The company contracted with the PA Department of Transportation …

Seattle Construction Company Owner Faces Manslaughter Charge After Fatal Trench Collapse

Olympia, WA — The owner of a Seattle construction company is facing a second-degree manslaughter charge stemming from a 2016 employee death, marking the first time a workplace fatality in Washington state has prompted a felony charge, according to the Washington Department of Labor & Industries. Alki Construction owner Phillip Numrich was charged Jan. 5 …

OSHA Fines First Dakota Enterprises After Trench Collapse

A Fort Pierre, S.D. company faces $95,064 in penalties after failing to use a trench protective system. On May 23, a 34-year-old First Dakota Enterprises Inc. worker was completely buried when the walls of a 14-foot trench collapsed around him. Other workers were able to free the victim’s head, allowing a emergency response team to …

Nearly $1.5M in fines for 2 worker deaths in unprotected 12-foot deep trench

Imagine this: You’re working in an unprotected trench when, not only does it collapse but a nearby fire hydrant instantly floods the excavation with water. Two men met their deaths in Boston that way, and now their employer faces a seven-figure fine. OSHA has fined Atlantic Drain Service Co. Inc. $1,475,813 for 18 willful, repeat, …

Last Text From Worker Before Fatal Trench Collapse: “It’s Getting Deep”

“It’s getting deep,” is the text a worker sent to his girlfriend two hours before a 12-foot deep trench collapsed and killed him, according to a lawyer for his family.  James Rogers, 33, of Winchester, Ohio, died from asphyxiation and “mechanical chest compression,” according to a death certificate. Rogers sent the text which included a …