A utilities contractor in Jacksonville is facing proposed federal penalties of $271,606 after an employee was injured and hospitalized from a trench collapse.
Jax Utilities Management Inc. was issued citations by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Feb. 22 for one serious and two willful safety violations.
A willful violation is one in which in which the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement or acted with plain indifference to employee safety.
In addition, Jax Utilities has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement ...
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