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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:Trenching and Excavation |
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that 271 workers died in trenching or excavation cave-ins from 2000 through 2006. A review of multiple national databases by NIOSH researchers found that trenching and excavation hazards during construction activities resulted in 488 deaths between 1992 and 2000 - an average of 54 fatalities each year. Sixty-eight percent of those fatalities occurred in companies with fewer than 50 workers. Forty-six percent of the deaths occurred in small companies with 10 or fewer workers. Hazards associated with trench work and excavation are recognized and preventable, yet injuries and fatalities associated with these hazards continue to occur. Regulations and consensus standards describe engineering controls, protective equipment, and safe work practices to minimize hazards for workers during trench work and excavations. NIOSHTIC-2 SearchNIOSHTIC-2
search results on Trenching and Excavation NIOSH PublicationsPreventing Injuries When Working with Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders Trench Safety Awareness Web-based training Occupational Fatalities During Trenching and Excavation
Work --- United States, 1992--2001 Preventing Deaths
and Injuries From Excavation Cave-Ins: NIOSH Alert Development of Draft Construction Safety Standards for Excavations NIOSH Safety and Health
Topic: Confined Spaces FACE ReportsThe NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program is designed to identify and study fatal occupational injuries. The goal of the FACE program is to prevent occupational fatalities across the nation by identifying and investigating work situations at high risk for injury and then formulating prevention strategies to those who can intervene in the workplace. Hispanic laborer dies as a result of a trench collapse - Michigan - FACE-06MI174 A plumber died when the trench he was working in collapsed around him - California - FACE-05CA002 Equipment operator killed when pinned to a tee by an excavator - New York - FACE-06NY010 38 year-old construction laborer dies when trench walls collapse - Kentucky - FACE-03KY107 Excavation worker killed by flying rigging when hook fails - Oregon - FACE-05OR024 Other ResourceseLCOSH Trenches and Excavations Topic PageExternal Link: http://www.elcosh.org/docs/hazard/safety_trenches.html OSHA
Safety and Health Topic: Trenching and Excavation OSHA
Construction eTool: Trenching and Excavation OSHA
Standards for Excavation Page last updated: February 18, 2009
Page last reviewed: February 18, 2009 Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Information Division
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