Saturday, June 20, 2009

Trenching Fatality in Pennsylvania

Here's another very preventable accident that ended in tragedy. This guy was stripping forms from a foundation wall when the wall of the trench collapsed. This is a good story to use when training because the worker was "buried up to his waist." His fellow workers immediately tried to free him, but could not prevent his death.

This is a graphic example for your training to illustrate that tragedy occurs even in relatively shallow trenches. Saving a few dollars or a few minutes by not properly shoring a trench is just plain stupid. Here's another Focus 4 fatality.

Click here to view the entire story. There is even a short news video with this one.

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