The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co. Inc. for failing to protect workers from trenching hazards at a Chicago job site. The citation of Pan-Oceanic is the second such violation for the company this year. Proposed penalties for the newest violation total $147,000.OSHA issued two willful violations for failing to ensure workers were protected from cave-in hazards while working in a trench more than 5 feet deep and for failing to support the street pavement above the trench from collapsing on workers. According to OSHA standards, all excav...
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