Entries Tagged Shoring

You may get tired of constant reminders to stay safe on the job site, but ignoring them could cost you

Knowledge of soil classification and proper shoring techniques will help you and your crews remain safe in the trenches

With less than a month left, 23 people have died in trenching accidents this year in the U.S.

Trench safety expert offers a detailed checklist of things you and your crews should do if the unthinkable happens.

Companies fined $52,000 in trench collapse that killed 61-year-old plumber.

The Trench Safety Stand Down encourages contractors and municipalities to raise awareness of trenching and excavation hazards during the week of June 20-24.

Victim was repairing a sewer line in 7-foot-deep trench when he was suddenly buried over his head in sandy soil.

OSHA says Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground exposed workers to serious dangers on the job site.

A Rooter Man of Pittsburgh cited for 9 violations of ignoring trench dangers after trench collapse kills 21-year-old worker.

More ways to help eliminate dangers are examined in the second part of this series on trench safety

Trench safety expert offers a detailed checklist of things your crews can do to plan for and eliminate dangers

Shifting sand and debris complicates 13-hour rescue

The owner of a Wisconsin construction business was installing a new sewer line in a 10-foot-deep trench when the walls caved in.

Victim, 21, jumped into unshored 12-foot pit to retrieve shovel.