OSHA Cites Utilities Company for Repeat Trench Hazards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a utility construction company for repeatedly exposing workers to excavation hazards. OSHA investigated Always Underground LLC as part of its National Emphasis Program on Trenching after seeing workers in an unprotected trench deeper than 8 feet. The Frankfort-based employer was cited for three repeat violations for failing to provide a safe way to climb out of the trench, failing to protect against cave-ins and failing to keep materials and equipment at least 2 feet from the edge. The employer a...