Unsupported Trenches Cited at Georgia Dig

Paramount Contracting was cited and served with $51,000 in proposed penalties for not reinforcing trenches at an Atlanta-area job site, according to federal inspectors. The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited the Alpharetta job site and issued one willful citation, with a proposed penalty of $49,000. The company allegedly assigned employees to work in a 12-foot-deep excavation that had not been shored or sloped to prevent the walls from collapsing. The company also received a serious citation, with a proposed penalty of $2,000, for failing to remove...