US DOL Again Cites Oklahoma Construction Contractor for Exposing Workers to Serious Trenching, Excavation Hazards
03/09/21 WorkersCompensation.com Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) - Excavation work is among the most dangerous in the construction industry. Trenches can collapse around and atop workers, crushing and burying them quickly and sometimes fatally – which has long made trench and excavation protection a vital concern for the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa for serious violations related to excavation work. Inspectors arrived at a Broken Arrow job site in September 2020 and found employe...
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