OSHA Investigation Leads to Manslaughter Charges in Trench Fatality

A contractor and an equipment operator face first-degree reckless endangerment charges in Vernon, Connecticut, following a fatal trench collapse that resulted in willful violations with proposed penalties of $375,021 issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Special agents with the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and detectives with the Town of Vernon Police Department investigated the collapse of an 8-foot-deep trench that killed an employee of Botticello Inc., a Manchester construction contractor, on July 22, 2022, according to a statemen...