“Our regulatory review found that the 1989 excavations standard has reduced deaths from approximately 90 per year to 70 per year," OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. said. "In addition, overall ...
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Contractor faces $1.2 million fine for continued safety violations after employee’s death
NEW CANAAN, Conn. (WFSB) - A Connecticut earthwork contractor is facing more than $1.2 million in fines after federal safety inspectors found the company continued to expose workers to dangerous ...
Federal safety officials have again cited a Connecticut contractor for serious trenching violations that officials say put workers at risk despite the company suffering a fatality on a job site two ...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Westwind Contracting for exposing employees to excavation and confined spaces hazards following a fatality ...
OSHA classified the violation as willful and proposed $170,145 in penalties. The company has 15 business days after receiving ...
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Connecticut contractor cited in worker's death faces fines for new violations, OSHA says
An Easton contractor found to have violated several workplace safety regulations that led to an employee's death has been cited again, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Sound Construction Inc ...
A Houston-area contractor's repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker’s death near Manvel, Texas, in October 2022, a federal ...
Construction remains one of the most hazardous industries in the United States, and OSHA’s 2025 regulations are raising the bar for safety compliance. With the industry still responsible for more than ...
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