Yarmouth contractor fined more than $4 million after fatal trench collapse
Published on April 3, 2026.
A Massachusetts-based water and sewer line contractor, Revoli Construction Co. Inc., has been fined more than $4 million by the U.S. Department of Labor for "willfully and repeatedly" exposing workers to safety hazards in a trench collapse that claimed the life of one employee and seriously injured another. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that workers removed sandy soil and installed steel plates outside of a trench when the sand collapsed, trapping two workers trapped inside the trench. The OSHA cited Revoli with seven willful citations, 33 repeat violations, and 17 serious violations for failing to provide workers with a safe way to exit the trench, inadequate cave-in protection, and a lack of insulation.
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