Company fined $39k in trench collapse that killed worker

[Omaha Steve]

https://apnews.com/article/business-north-carolina-9e5447eab560bb1173dc8265976e1548

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A construction company has been fined $39,200 by the North Carolina Department of Labor for a trench collapse that killed a worker in May.

Shane Anthony Sharpe, 38, of Taylorsville, was killed in the collapse of a 10-foot deep trench at an Alexander County shopping center. Crews were working on a drainage line, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office.

The collapse occurred in a parking lot outside Big D’s Diner & Country Store on Highway 64/90.

After a six-month investigation, the Department of Labor levied $39,200 in penalties against the contractor on the job, Barnes Backhoe & Grading Inc.

FULL story at link above.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I'm aware that NC is a state-plan state, but OSHA shows no mercy on going after

issuing citations in trench collapse fatalities or injuries.

Preventing them is too easy.