What’s at Stake?

The fatality rate for excavation work is more than 100 percent higher than the rate for general construction work. On average, two workers are killed every month in trench collapses.

What’s the Danger?

An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface formed by earth removal. This can include excavations for anything from cellars to highways. A trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is deeper than it is wide. Trench and excavation workers face numerous hazards, including:

• Falls and falling loads.
• Being struck by or caught between moving […]

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