The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation following a construction site incident involving a worker being trapped in a 12-foot trench for hours.

An El Paso contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, according to the ...

Safety regulators fined a Johnson County-based company, K&W Underground, for violations in a deadly trench collapse last year ...

For years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified fall protection among its top compliance priorities. Falls have been a continuing leading cause of employee injuries and ...

A recent inspection uncovered unprotected trench work at a Beaverton construction site, prompting state officials to issue citations for multiple safety failures. The Oregon Occupational Safety and ...

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 ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Kevin Sullivan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration area director in Westbury. Summer is approaching and with it comes all the great things we love ...

Following a trench collapse in Macon, Georgia, that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old worker and severe injuries to another, OSHA has proposed penalties totaling $308,125 against Pyles Plumbing ...

Dec. 18—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. Read today’s ...

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 ...

With construction projects, there are multiple risks to consider when on a jobsite. Let’s look at two of the most dangerous jobs—trenching and excavation. In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching ...