Construction company faces over $70,000 in fines over fatal trench collapse in Central Valley

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is taking action against AMEREX Construction and its successors.

News 12 Staff

Sep 30, 2021, 5:21 PM

Updated 1,178 days ago

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A Rockland County company is facing fines over $70,000 stemming from a fatal Orange County trench collapse in March 2021.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is taking action against AMEREX Construction and its successors.
A 43-year-old worker died when a trench collapsed on him while working in the Woodbury Villas, a development in Central Valley.
The construction worker was digging a 10-foot ditch without a trench safety box in place when the walls of the trench collapsed, burying him.
News 12 reached out to a company representative but has not yet heard back.