Event Brief
UPDATED Jul 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET
Jul 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Crossville excavator fined $210,000 after fatal trench
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Norris Bros. Excavating faces $210,000 in state penalties after a December trench collapse at Big Ridge State Park killed one worker.
WHO: Norris Bros. Excavating (Crossville-based company); Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; two workers
WHAT: State penalties and citations issued following a deadly trench collapse at Big Ridge State Park
WHEN: Jul 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM ET
WHERE: Big Ridge State Park, Tennessee
WHY: Investigators cited failure to use required trench safety protection (e.g., trench box) and reliance on an unsafe, makeshift warning system.
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