The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Connecticut contractor more than $1.2 million for allegedly failing to protect workers from cave-in and excavation hazards.
OSHA said it cited Sound Construction in 2023 for violations discovered during an investigation into a workplace fatality. The agency entered a settlement with the company requiring the owner to submit monthly lists of active worksites and allowing random inspections to monitor compliance with trenching and excavation safety standards.
Inspectors who visited a Sound Construction site in June allegedly fou...
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