Cal/OSHA Cites Construction Company $371,100 for Fatal Trench Collapse

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined a construction company $371,100 for a September 2023 fatal trench collapse in San Francisco. A 24-year-old employee of D’Arcy & Harty Construction Inc. was replacing sewer parts inside an 8-foot-deep trench when the excavation collapsed and he was killed. The agency commonly known as Cal/OSHA said the company failed to provide a protective system for employees working in the trench and failed to provide a means of escape such as a ladder. Cal/OSHA said it warned the company about the hazards about a week befo...