Mo. worker seriously injured in fall into 13’ deep trench
Gershenson Construction Co. Inc. of Fenton, Mo. has been cited by OSHA after a worker suffered a broken vertebra when he was struck by a partially suspended load of sewer pipe and knocked to the bottom of an unprotected 13-foot-deep trench. OSHA has cited the company for 11 safety violations, including one willful and 10 serious, for failing to protect workers from struck-by and trench cave-in hazards. Proposed penalties total $110,400.
Being struck-by vehicles and other objects is a leading cause of construction-related injuries and deaths.