A worker installing a storm sewer was killed when a 12-foot-deep trench collapsed, prompting citations for alleged cave-in, ...

A 20-year-old Maryland Mennonite construction worker was buried in a trench collapse in Pennsylvania after his employer failed to provide adequate protection against cave-ins, federal investigators ...

Workers replacing a storm drain at an Ohio job site warned that a trench had become dangerously deep, but federal investigators say they were told to enter it anyway — minutes before it collapsed, ...

U.S. workplace safety regulators have cited and proposed penalties of $202,201 against an Ohio excavation contractor after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse and placed the ...

A document (.pdf file) from NIOSH offers recommendations for protecting workers from trench cave-ins. Released June 6, the NIOSH guide advises employers to conduct pre-job planning, which includes ...

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With construction projects, there are multiple risks to consider when on a jobsite. Let’s look at two of the most dangerous jobs—trenching and excavation. In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching ...

Two Texas contractors are facing a total of $65,900 in proposed fines after federal regulators found their employees were exposed to cave-in hazards. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health ...

An employee of a company contracted by Roanoke Emergency Medical Services to repair a sewer system near its building on Day Avenue was rescued from a trench Saturday morning after a dirt and rock wall ...