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Ohio workers have no exit from 20’ deep trench

September 26, 2012

OSHA has cited Loveland, Ohio-based Carter Construction Co. Inc. with four – including two willful – safety violations for exposing workers to excavation hazards while installing an underground storm sewer pipe in a 20-foot-deep trench in Montgomery.


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Trench box on hand but unused, exposing workers to cave-in hazards

July 24, 2012

 With a name like Ditchdiggers, you’d think a Ft. Pierce, Florida company would know how to protect workers who are, well, digging ditches. 


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A tale of three states…and trenching hazards

May 17, 2012

In an indication that trenching hazards remain a widespread problem, OSHA recently cited a Wisconsin pump service, Rhode Island contractor and Ohio excavation company for exposing workers to trenching hazards.


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OSHA publishes new materials on safety during trenching operations

October 3, 2011

OSHA has released three new guidance products to educate workers and employers about the hazards workers face in trenching operations.


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Illinois firm fined for failing to provide trench workers with cave-in protection

August 8, 2011
 OSHA has cited Martin & Company Excavating Inc., an underground utility construction and earth-moving company in Oregon, Ill., for one willful and three serious safety violations for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at a Forreston work site.


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