No Excuse for Trenching Accidents

Having a trained, competent person at the work site is critical to ensure worker safety.
No Excuse for Trenching Accidents
No one should ever work in a trench that isn’t properly shored. A single cubic yard of soil can weigh more than 2,700 pounds and can easily kill or injure someone in a collapse.

The risks, including death, are well known. Despite being easily prevented, cave-ins during trenching and excavation work continue to occur, killing an average of 40 workers every year.

Whenever he hears of an incident, Ronnie Perkins says, “The first thing that comes to my...

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