Trench Hazards Prompt $190K in Penalties for Construction Company

A pipe-laying company in Texas that was cited four times last year for failing to protect employees from trench collapse hazards is facing additional trench-related citations from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. El Paso Underground Construction faces proposed penalties of $190,642 in connection with citations OSHA issued on Monday. OSHA has also placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program. OSHA conducted an inspection of an El Paso work site in February after spotting employees working in an unprotected trench. OSHA cited the company for failing to ...