'Little chance of survival': Texas company fined 0K after fatal trench collapse

GEORGETOWN, Texas — A Texas construction company has been found guilty of giving two workers "little chance of survival" in a fatal trench collapse...

January 19, 2023
6:16 AM

GEORGETOWN, Texas — A Texas construction company has been found guilty of giving two workers "little chance of survival" in a fatal trench collapse, officials said.WBW Construction LLC, based in Georgetown, Texas, is now facing a fine of $250,272 for "failing to follow required workplace safety standards," according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.Officials said on June 28, 2022, two workers had been installing sewer lines in an underground trench in Jarrell, Texas.

Joel Leal