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    OSHA cites two florida contractors for willful endangerment
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    OSHA Cites Two Florida Contractors for Willful Endangerment

    Dec. 6, 2024
    The agency found contractors exposed workers to deadly trench hazards.
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    Contractor Fined $400K in Trench Death

    Rod Sutton
    Feb. 20, 2023
    A Washington contractor has been fined $437,591 in the death of a worker last year killed when a trench collapsed on him. Surjit Gill, 36, was killed on a project in Renton, Washington...
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    Trench Cave-in Death Result of Contractor Failure: OSHA

    Rod Sutton
    Feb. 2, 2023
    Botticello Inc., Manchester, Connecticut, exposed a worker to “deadly hazards” that contributed to his death when the trench he was working in collapsed, according to an investigation...
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    Clarksville Trench Collapse Claims Life

    Rod Sutton
    Dec. 2, 2022
    A worker on a sewer project in Clarksville, Indiana, was killed when a trench collapsed. Emmanuel Martinez, 22, was buried up to his chest, according to news reports, and died...
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    How Emergency Responders Manage Trench Rescues

    Rod Sutton
    Nov. 28, 2022
    Death and injury in construction trenches occur far too often
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    Trench Shoring Boxes and Systems

    8 trench box safety tips

    Aug. 18, 2020
    How to keep trenches safe with a trench box.