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OSHA alleges serious violations in fatal Somers trench collapse

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Four serious violations are alleged in the federal investigation involving the December trench collapse in Kenosha County that killed a Racine man.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the Racine construction company A.W. Oakes & Son Inc. four citations totaling $16,800, according to OSHA documents.

Juan Oviedo, 52, of Racine, was killed Dec. 26 after a trench he was working in collapsed on him. He was installing a sanitary sewer line for the Town of Somers northwest of the intersection of Highway 31 and county Highway S. He died after pressure from the fallen dirt and mud impeded his breathing, according to Kenosha County Medical Examiner Mary Mainland.

Oakes is scheduled to meet with OSHA Tuesday to discuss the allegations, said Kevin Hokson, a project manager for the business. He was not the project manager for that December project. He said they do have explanations for the allegations.

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