Chicago engineering company cited for trenching hazards for second time in 2014
Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co. faces $147,000 in penalties
For the second time this year, OSHA has cited Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co. Inc. for failing to protect workers from trenching hazards at a job site in Chicago. OSHA cited the company for willful violations for again failing to protect workers from trench cave-ins while installing water and sewer lines in November 2013. Proposed penalties total $147,000.
Kathy Webb, OSHA's area director in Calumet City, said the company has been cited multiple times for violations of trenching standards since 2003.