When firefighters got to a collapsed trench Wednesday afternoon in the backyard of an Allentown home, a man’s head and chin were sticking out of the dirt. His body, from the neck down, was covered.

Trench work is inherently dangerous, and trench boxes used in trench and excavation projects help keep workers safe and protected from cave-ins. Eight tips from United Rentals enhance trench box ...

Contractors can often develop their own shoring designs for trench excavations. However, excavations near adjacent structures, underground utilities and roadways may come with unique and complex ...

Huron Capital and Salt Creek Capital have made an investment in Santa Rosa, California-based Pacific Shoring, a maker of underground and trench shoring assemblies and safety equipment. No financial ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fort Carson Fire Department Heavy Rescue firefighters assisted in rescuing a construction worker following a trench collapse in Colorado Springs Oct. 20, 2021. The heavy rescue ...

Trench construction is the perfect amalgamation of all four of OSHA’s top construction hazards: falling, being struck by a vehicle or materials, getting caught in between structures, and electrocution ...

Two workers who were trapped after a trench collapsed while conducting sewer work in Wyandotte were rescued Tuesday night Crews from around Wayne County, including trench rescue teams assisted in the ...

QUEEN CREEK, AZ — An Arizona company is facing a six-figure fine after two workers were seriously injured in a trench collapse in Queen Creek earlier this year. State regulators recently cited and ...