ContentOSHA Cites Alabama Plumbing Contractor for Ignoring Trench Safety Standards

OSHA Cites Alabama Plumbing Contractor for Ignoring Trench Safety Standards

Stephens Plumbing faces $43,800 in penalties for one willful and four serious safety violations.

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Stephens Plumbing of Birmingham, Alabama, faces $43,800 in penalties for one willful and four serious safety violations after an inspector for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) saw workers in a trench without protection.

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