Labor Dept.: N.D. Contractor Supervised Workers in Unprotected Trenches, Failed 3 Inspections in 32 Days, Ignored Warnings, Faces $505k in Fines
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
MANDAN, North Dakota, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release:
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Bowers Excavating exposed employees to same hazards that killed 39 US workers in 2022
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Twice in 2022, the owner of a Mandan excavation company sat behind the controls of an excavator, supervising employees below as they installed municipal water lines in trenches as deep as 10 feet without pr . . .
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Bowers Excavating exposed employees to same hazards that killed 39 US workers in 2022
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Twice in 2022, the owner of a Mandan excavation company sat behind the controls of an excavator, supervising employees below as they installed municipal water lines in trenches as deep as 10 feet without pr . . .