Trench Safety

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Trench Safety

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2017
By CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ...
Series: CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications

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Corporate Authors:

CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

When a trench caves in, the weight of the dirt can trap and kill workers. One cubic yard of dirt can weigh 3,000 pounds or more. Each year, trench collapses seriously injure or kill construction workers. In 2016, for example, 23 workers were killed in trench collapses.

TT-Trench_Safety.pdf
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational/prevention & Control Construction Industry Excavation Safety
Series:

CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
Subseries:

Toolbox Talk
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

cooperative agreement OH 009762
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

United States
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Pages in Document:

2 unnumbered pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20065653
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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