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Facing charges in worker’s 2021 trench collapse death, contractor surrenders to police

January 26, 2023

The owner of a Vail, Colorado construction company facing felony manslaughter charges has surrendered to local law enforcement after the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in Breckenridge, Colorado, issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 24, 2023.


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Alarming rise in the trench-related fatalities spurs OSHA to act

22 workers have perished in first half of 2022, a 68 percent increase over all of 2021
July 20, 2022

In 2022’s first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work – surpassing 15 in all of 2021 – and prompting OSHA to launch enhanced enforcement initiatives to protect workers from known industry hazards.


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OSHA: Mass cave-in "could have been prevented"

September 28, 2016
Two employees of ET&L Construction Corp. escaped serious injury when the 12-foot deep trench they were working in on June 15, 2016, caved in.
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ASSE and CPWR release workplace safety resources for at-risk construction workers

More than 50 Safety Tool Boxes now available in Spanish aim to protect vulnerable workforce
March 3, 2016
Yesterday, The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training released a collection of construction safety materials known as the Safety Toolbox Talks.
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Wisc. company again exposes workers cave-in hazards

January 21, 2016
A-1 Excavating Inc., of Bloomer, Wisconsin was issued its 15th violation since 2000 after OSHA conducted an inspection at the company’s Middleton worksite.
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North Carolina contractor's disregard of safety standards leads to fatal trench collapse

January 19, 2015

Clyde Nettles Jr. was in an unprotected trench reconnecting drainpipes at Fort Bragg on July 24, 2014, when, without warning, the walls collapsed around him and another worker. The other worker was able to escape uninjured, but 22-year-old Nettles was not.


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Fla. worker trapped, injured in trench collapse

Management repeatedly warned of unsafe conditions
July 18, 2014

A company whose employee was critically injured in a trench collapse repeatedly ignored warnings that the excavation was unsafe – including one on the day of the incident. An employee of R.E. Arnold Construction Inc. was trapped when the wall of an excavation he was working in collapsed around him as he was removing dirt from a storm filtration system.


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