Plumbing Contractor Cited in Fatal Trench Collapse

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday that it cited a Georgia plumbing contractor after a worker died in a trench collapse in August 2023. OSHA proposed $308,125 in penalties for Macon-based Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. The fatality occurred as two employees were installing sewer line piping in a trench when its side collapsed. The second worker suffered several fractures and needed to be hospitalized. OSHA cited Pyles Plumbing for two willful violations for failing to provide trench shields; three serious violations for permitting employee...