The agency found multiple safety violations, including an unprotected trench, following a worker’s death in December 2025.

Officials report Jose Arevalo, 44, was killed after a 10-foot dirt wall collapsed at a construction site in Conroe. One other worker was trapped in the trench, but was rescued and hospitalized to be ...

KRW Plumbing LLC violated government safety standards related to the Washington Twp. trench collapse that killed 33-year-old James Rogers of Winchester. An investigation by the U.S. Department of ...

Emergency crews from four agencies in Monterey County participated in trench rescue training to prepare for potential trench collapses during sewage or pipeline installations. The training involved ...