The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the ...

The 27-year-old victim was buried under dirt and debris after the collapse of a 17-foot channel dug for a pipe project.

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 ...

three or more corner and linear posts Multi-modules sliding strut shoring system also available ...

When rescuers arrive, they, too, face dangers of secondary collapse and must spend time shoring the trench to ... such as a trench box. No safe way to exit the trench. No daily inspection of ...

But even though the report says a trench box designed to protect the safety of workers in the trench was mere feet away, and had been there 2 days before the excavation began, workers didn't put ...

Trench-safety advocate and mother of a trench-collapse victim Cindy Hess has died in an apparent accident at her home, according to news reports. Hess, 58, became an outspoken advocate for trench ...

Some sort of collapse protection, either a trench box or sloping, is required for any trenches more than 5 feet deep. The trench at the Catonsville home was about 8 feet deep, a Baltimore County Fire ...