"Despite a partial trench collapse earlier in the day, D Guerra Construction LLC recklessly sent employees back into the excavation without protective measures to prevent another cave-in," OSHA ...

After being asked to finish a job and return to a site where hours earlier a partial trench collapse happened, two workers were nearly completely buried and experienced fatal injuries. Read more ...

AUSTIN (KXAN)– After being asked to finish a job and return to a site where hours earlier a partial trench ... excavation without protective measures to prevent another cave-in,” said OSHA ...

A Travis County grand jury indicted a Central Texas contracting company after one worker died in October 2021, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said at a press conference Thursday.

Preliminary agency data show a decrease in fatalities the agency is mandated to investigate, including significant reductions in fatal injuries from trench collapses and falls, two of the leading ...

From my perspective as a director of safety services, trenching and excavation incidents are no accident. They result from failing to recognize — and take necessary precautions to guard against — the ...

In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching or excavation work in the U.S., according to the Department of Labor. That number is more than double what it was in 2021. There are multiple safety ...

those living or working in the OSHA Atlanta Region. This includes Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and a portion of Florida. Please refer to this map for more ...

OSHA requires businesses to have plans and written programs in place to support their safety and health efforts. Exactly which programs you need depends on your operations. It also depends on whether ...

I’m very, very proud of them all. It’s been bloody fantastic.” CJ Ogston, who owns and operates Seymour earthworks company Australian Trenching and Excavations, said he and his three employees ...