An investigation is underway by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to determine what caused a deadly ...

The US Department of Labor has cited a Massachusetts-based water and sewer contractor following a fatal trench collapse, ...

Trench construction is the perfect amalgamation of all four of OSHA’s top construction hazards: falling, being struck by a vehicle or materials, getting caught in between structures, and electrocution ...

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 ...

OSHA has issued citations and penalties totaling $363,436 to two North Florida contractors for exposing workers to life-threatening excavation hazards. According to a recent release, inspectors on May ...

Revoli Construction is facing proposed penalties of $4,699,362 from OSHA for current and repeat violations after a fatal ...

United Rentals has suggested five Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics to help contractors and utilities foster a safety culture. United Rentals compiled the toolbox talk topics to help companies ...

Recognizing soil conditions, and knowing what to do when different conditions exist, are important when it comes to working safely in construction trenches, according to construction safety experts.

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 ...

An OSHA investigation revealed "willful," repeat and serious violations in Revoli Construction's digging of the Yarmouth ...

A Massachusetts water and sewer contractor was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for dozens of safety violations after a ...

The U.S. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Manchester contractor for failing to follow safety rules that could have prevented a trench collapse that contributed to the ...