PORTLAND — A Portland excavating company has been fined nearly $150,000 for violations stemming from a trench collapse that killed a worker in May.
Oregon OSHA announced the penalty Tuesday, following an investigation that found five violations.
Casey Holland had been part of a crew installing a sewer line for a home in southwest Portland.
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