A construction job on a quiet Bushwick block turned deadly Thursday morning when a wall gave way into an active trench on Jefferson Street, killing one worker and critically injuring another.
More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic... Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the ...
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a Birmingham area construction company willfully exposed workers to trench collapse hazards at a Jefferson County worksite, federal safety ...