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Company doing work in S.A. faces OSHA fine
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/article/Company-doing-work-in-S-A-faces-OSHA-fine-5128965.phpCompany doing work in S.A. faces OSHA fine
By Vicki Vaughan : January 9, 2014 : Updated: January 9, 2014 8:45pm
SAN ANTONIO — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposes slapping an $89,000 fine on a Round Rock company, citing safety hazards at its work site in San Antonio.
OSHA cited DNT Construction LLC for multiple hazards after a worker was injured when a trench collapsed.
After that incident, OSHA officials conducted an on-site investigation in August and found another worker “was in the same trench and exposed to similar hazards,” the agency said in a statement.
At the time of the inspection, the worker was inside a 7-foot-deep trench that wasn't sloped or shored up. OSHA standards mandate all excavations 5 feet or deeper be protected against collapse.