The following are recent examples of enforcement cases from state occupational safety and health programs . For more examples of state and federal enforcement cases, visit OSHA's online enforcement penalties map .
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries issued $51,500 in fines to Alki Construction LLC of Seattle after an inspection revealed safety violations that contributed to the death of a worker in a trench collapse. WA L&I inspectors determined that the company failed to install a protective system to prevent cave-ins, provide a ladder or other safe means to exit the trench, and establish a formal prevention program addressing trenching and excavation hazards. For more information, see the news release .
California OSHA issued $101,385 in penalties to SW Forage LLC of Hesperia following a February incident where a worker was caught and killed in a forage compactor. Cal/OSHA inspectors concluded that the company failed to properly label, stop and de-energize machine movements during cleaning and servicing, exposing the worker to fatal injuries. The company also failed to train workers on hazardous energy control procedures and did not provide guardrails on all open sides of elevated work locations.
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