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Contractor Faces OSHA Fines

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An unprotected trench and other hazards at a Walgreens construction site in New Haven have resulted in the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) proposing a total of $74,600 in fines against an Orange contractor.

Louis Gherlone Excavating Inc. was cited for a total of 11 "willful, repeat and serious" violations of safety standards at a sewer line installation site at 464 Whalley Avenue.

OSHA undertook its inspection last July after an agency inspector spotted Gherlone employees working in unprotected trenches seven to nine feet in depth. OSHA standards require that trenches five feet or deeper be protected against collapse. As a result, OSHA issued the company one willful citation, with a proposed $56,000 fine, for the lack of cave-in protection.

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