trench hazards News

Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Missouri contractor for exposing employees to trench engulfment hazards and imposed more than $212,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited R.V. Wagner Inc. – based …

Federal safety officials on July 28 cited Oscar Renda Contracting Inc. for safety violations at a site in Houston and proposed penalties of $124,300. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigator witnessed workers performing trench and …