A Suffield contractor and an employee have pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the second degree after another employee died at a construction site.

A Connecticut contractor and equipment operator pleaded guilty April 4 to second-degree manslaughter after a worker died in a trench collapse in 2022.

Construction-related trench collapses are rare but extremely dangerous, often resulting in fatal outcomes due to the weight and speed at which the earth can fall, officials say. OSHA regulations ...

Dennis Botticello, 69, of Suffield, and Glen Locke, 67, of Somers both pleaded guilty in the July 22, 2022 death of a worker in Vernon, officials said.

No matter where the quote’s origins, it’s still true – especially in trench safety as hazards are ... includes provisions for safe entry/exit, cave-in protection, proper assessment of ...

Rumored 'Moonshine Cave' Found Underneath Stands at Legendary NASCAR Track in North Carolina The Utah Valley Metro Special Response Team worked to stabilize the trench using specialized equipment ...

which kept supervisors from identifying conditions that could lead to cave-in hazards, and a lack of necessary protective systems, such as trench boxes or shoring, that could have prevented the ...