Entries Tagged Trench Collapse

The National Utility Contractors Association is preparing for its annual Trench Safety Stand Down, which will be held the week of June...

The potential for loss of life should be reason enough for contractors to always practice all the proper trench safety measures. But...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.cleaner.com. If you...

Working in trenches and excavations is potentially one of the most hazardous types of work in the construction and utility industries.One reason?...

A worker in Omaha, Nebraska, was saved last week after being trapped in a collapsed trench for nearly seven hours.According to a...

Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench in which he was working collapsed in May. A month later,...

A Boston contractor is facing criminal charges in connection with a work site incident that killed two of its employees last October.According...

“Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench he was working in collapsed in May. A month later, he was dead...

Let’s assume your employer (a company or a utility) has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent...

A worker in Minnetonka, Minnesota, died last week following a trench collapse.According to a report by Fox 9, Jimmy Klous, 48, was...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska contractor with five serious violations and $31,000 in fines following...

The National Utility Contractors Association is requesting all contractors, municipalities and others involved with trenching operations to hold a Trench Safety Stand Down...

A 32-year-old Mr. Plumber employee survived a trench cave-in last month with help from a co-worker and Citizen’s Energy employee, who called...

OSHA cited Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground earlier this month for one willful and one serious safety violation for not providing cave-in protection or having a competent person...