Trench Collapse Articles

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

Trench collapse kills 61-year-old plumber

A trench collapse in Hays, Kansas, kills two.

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 new standard places an emphasis on training, monitoring and evaluating, as well as communications requirements.

Here’s a collection of the most-read stories on Cleaner.com from the past year. If you missed any of these, now is your chance to catch up. Enjoy this look back at 2015!

Davide Nascimento was working on the installation of a sewer line when a portion of roadway above the excavation fell, breaking a water main.

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.

Does the industry need to do more to educate workers on trench safety?

Emergency workers free man after two-hour ordeal