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OSHA Fines South Florida Utility Contractor-Again

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Trench, water, and sewer work is dangerous work. Still, after 4 worker deaths, $282,103 in OSHA fines, and numerous citations since January 2017, working for D.N. Workers doing such work for Douglas N. Higgins Inc., Higgins, Inc. find it can be so dangerous, some of them die. Higgins, Inc. seemingly hasn't gotten any safer.

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Illinois Plumbing Contractor Ignores 3 OSHA Warnings In One Month

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Less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, federal investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor, Og Plumbing, exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as they worked on sewer and water utilities at two locations in Oak Park on consecutive days in March 2016. OSHA's inspection found:

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Contractor Cited For Letting Employees Work in Unprotected Trench

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. . The Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued one willful citation to an employer for allowing employees to work in a 9.5-foot-deep At the time of the inspection, workers were installing sewer lines at the intersection of Lee and Washington Roads in Fort Jackson, S.C.

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Contractor Repeatedly Cited for Trenching Hazards

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For a second time, OSHA cited Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. An inspector witnessed the hazard while traveling past the construction site on July 24, 2013, leading to an official inspection.' of Elk Grove Villiage, Ill.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Inspect electrical power panel. Inspect control panel for loose connections. Inspect Bollard/Barricade coatings, decals and paint. All fall protection equipment is required by OSHA to be checked prior to each use. OSHA 1910.66, CALOSHA, AISC, AWS and local code requirements. Visually inspect for corrosion.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Sewer Lines, Sewage Treatment Facilities. For a list of state economic development agencies, click this link. Natural Gas-Line Services. Electric Power Services.

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