The Easton concrete and earthwork contractor was cited last year as a result of an investigation into a workplace fatality.

According to OSHA, Sound Construction willfully failed to protect its workers from cave-in and excavation hazards on job sites in New Canaan and Stamford.

On Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially kicked off its National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting trenching and excavation. It’s not too hard to figure out why.

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 ...

A Connecticut earthwork contractor is facing more than $1.2 million in fines after federal safety inspectors found the ...

Recognizing that excavation is one of the most hazardous construction operations, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will host a webinar on excavation safety in the construction industry ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Horseshoe Construction Inc., based in La Porte, with one willful, two serious, one repeat and one ...

The statewide stand-down is taking place April 17-21. Since 2015, three workers in the state have died in trench collapses, according to an agency fact sheet. Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), for the first ...

OSHA has cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa, Okla. for serious violations related to excavation work. According to a press release from agency, inspectors arrived at a job site in ...