Trench Collapse Death Investigation Yields $82,149 in Fines

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Oklahoma contractor $82,149 following an investigation into the trench collapse that killed a project manager at a work site. OSHA said the project manager and workers employed by Rocking L Dozer and Land Management LLC were placing gravel around a sewer line in McAlester in May when the trench collapsed. The federal workplace safety agency said the employer failed to secure obstacles on the surface near the trench, failed to provide safe entry or exit to the trench, allowed standing water in the trench and failed to per...