Contractor faces $450K in penalties after fatal trench collapse
A4S Construction of Vail has been cited by OSHA for a trench collapse in 2021 that killed a 20-year-old worker, and faces penalties of $449,583.
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A4S Construction of Vail has been cited by OSHA for a trench collapse in 2021 that killed a 20-year-old worker, and faces penalties of $449,583.
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One worker suffered fatal injuries and two co-workers barely escaped similar fates when they were rescued from a trench that collapsed as they installed sewer pipes in a Breckenridge, Colorado, neighborhood on Nov. 16, 2021.
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