OSHA cited Florida-based Jax Utilities Management Inc. for exposing employees to trenching hazards and issued $271,606 in proposed penalties. OSHA made the announcement March 12.
OSHA opened an investigation after an employee was injured when an unprotected trench collapsed. Citations were issued for exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards and allowing employees to work without cave-in protection, as well as a serious citation for allowing water to accumulate in the trench, which contributed to the collapse.
Jax Utilities has also been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
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