Trench Safety: Before You Dig It, Plan It!

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Occupational Research Agenda
• Description:
  1 cubic yard of dirt weighs the same as a compact car! 137 deaths were caused by excavation and trench cave-ins from 2011 to 2018. Before You Dig It, Plan It! When You Dig It, Use Caution!
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational / Prevention & Control Construction Industry Excavation Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications   ; NIOSH Infographics  
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  CP - Construction Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c2fe72ca27cb894920f70b580443fca212a2c71c48affcd592ef68ac6e8369b6d262dae38bb5ad3f69af9d7c31cd23025bf0003ba81daf48bf97c39e7dad56ec
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117576/cdc_117576_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.84 KB ]