OSHA: Deadly Gamble - North Dakota Contractor Supervised Workers in Unprotected Trenches, Failed 3 Inspections in 32 Days, Ignored Warnings, Faces $505K in Fines
March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023
MANDAN, North Dakota, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release:
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 protection against deadly collapses, federal workplace safety inspectors found. In 2022, trench collapses killed 39 workers, as . . .
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 protection against deadly collapses, federal workplace safety inspectors found. In 2022, trench collapses killed 39 workers, as . . .