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21-year-old Jacob Casher was contracted to work on a sewer line. As he worked in an 11-feet deep trench, the excavation collapsed, burying Casher under thousands of pounds of earth. Federal inspectors found the company exposed multiple employees regularly to cave-in hazards while they worked in unprotected excavations more than five feet deep. The employer was aware of the highly unstable condition of the excavated soil.
Acting U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song
Trench Collapse
Butler
Pennsylvania
September 28, 2015
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| Jacob | Casher | 21 | Plumbing worker | A Rooter Man of Pittsburgh | Fatality |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Wayne George | Individual | Owner | George, doing business as A Rooter Man of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to a charge of willful violation of an OSHA regulation causing the death of an employee. | George was convicted of willfully violating an OSHA regulation causing the death of an employee. He was sentenced to two years probation. He also paid an $87,000 penalty. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
Violation of Title 29, United States Code, Section 666(e): willful violation of an OSHA regulation causing the death of an employee. The violation is a second-degree criminal misdemeanor. |
Other Crimes Charged
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