Danny Meggison was an experienced trench worker, but he made a big mistake that left his eight-year-old son without a father. The 43-year-old worker was in a narrow ditch replacing a sewer line when a wall of dirt collapsed and buried him. The trench, which was nine feet deep, was not properly sloped. This tragedy sounds all too familiar, and as usual was easily preventable. Workers should know that trenches five feet deep or greater require a protective system to prevent cave-ins. Unprotected trenches should never be entered, regardless of what any supervisor says. You think you can survive a trench collapse? Well […]