The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the ...

Cindy Hess became an outspoken advocate for trench safety after her son Zach Hess died in a trench collapse in 2017 in Ohio ...

An Ohio woman who became a safety advocate after her son was killed eight years ago in a trench collapse just died from a ...

Joel Gomez was in a 17-foot-deep unshored earthen channel that collapsed onto him on Aug. 28, leaving him trapped under dirt ...

A construction company has been issued $157,500 worth of fines over a predawn trench collapse that killed a 27-year-old laborer last summer.

The 27-year-old victim was buried under dirt and debris after the collapse of a 17-foot channel dug for a pipe project.

Failure to understand when an engineer is required. Adjacent structures may be near an excavation, but when workers hear over ...

Her obituary also pointed to her advocacy work, saying she "devoted endless hours to being an advocate for trench safety and workers in memory of her son, Zachary.” Hess is survived by her ...

"No worker should lose their life due to preventable safety failures," Cal/OSHA Chief Debra Lee said. "We will continue to enforce trench- safety regulations, hold employers accountable and work ...

“No worker should lose their life due to preventable safety failures,” Cal/OSHA Chief Debra Lee said. “We will continue to enforce trench-safety regulations, hold employers accountable and ...