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Failed Drug Test Protocols Lead to $8.5M Pact in Construction Worker's Death

St. Paul, Minn. road jobsite incident led to death of Pete Davis, a 40-plus-year employee of the St. Paul Regional Water Service

Annemarie Mannion

February 6, 2025

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Failing to follow state and federal drug testing protocols has resulted in an $8.5 million settlement in the wrongful death of construction worker fatally struck by a dump truck in St. Paul, Minn.

Bringing Opioid Misuse Out of The Shadows

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 31, 2022

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Contractors battle drug addiction by making treatment medication Narcan more available on jobsites, providing training to respond to overdoses and fostering prevention measures,

Jonathan Barnes

May 16, 2018

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The opioid abuse epidemic, which has affected construction along with other work environments in the U.S., may have crested, according to recently obtained data.

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Failed Drug Test Protocols Lead to $8.5M Pact in Construction Worker's Death

Bringing Opioid Misuse Out of The Shadows

Latest Data on Opioid Use Hint Tide May Have Turned

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