An Ohio construction firm faces a proposed fine of $510,750 after OSHA inspections along a 150-mile petroleum pipeline in Ohio found inadequate cave-in protection inside trenches.
H.L. Crouse Construction, a pipeline contractor based in Walbridge, Ohio, was cited for 14 alleged safety and health violations, including eight willful violations for failure to protect employees from cave-ins at six separate trenches, allowing water accumulation in trenches, and placing excavated soil close to unprotected trench walls.