This document summarizes several excavation accidents that occurred between 2016 and 2015 involving trenches collapsing and workers being injured or killed. It describes each incident, including location, depth of trench, injuries sustained, and in some cases identifies the victims. It also discusses citations issued by OSHA for willful violations of trench safety standards and comments from family members of victims. Planning, worker protection, and proper construction techniques are highlighted as important for ensuring safety.
This document provides summaries of excavation accidents that occurred between January 2016 and May 2016. It describes 19 incidents where workers were injured or killed in trench collapses while performing excavation or utility work. Details provided include locations, circumstances of the accidents, safety violations like lack of trench boxes or shoring, and sometimes the names and details of victims. The document aims to highlight ongoing risks in trench excavation work and importance of safety compliance.
Several workers were injured or killed at wastewater treatment plants between 2011-2013 due to explosions, falls, and exposure to hazardous gases. Specific incidents include:
- A worker in Canastota, NY who died from injuries from an explosion while replacing pipes.
- Two workers in Texas who died after being pinned by large panels and buried in a hole at a plant.
- Workers in Michigan and California who died after methane gas explosions ignited by blowtorches.
- Multiple workers who were injured or died after being overcome by toxic fumes while cleaning sewers or working in confined spaces.
- Several incidents of workers falling from heights or being trapped in underground vaults and tanks at different treatment plants.
This document discusses excavation safety and common issues from 2016-2017. It notes that over two dozen construction workers died in 2016 when trenches collapsed on them due to lack of shoring. Three key aspects of planning for safe excavations are mentioned: worker protection, protection of existing utilities, and proper construction. Several case studies from 2015-2017 are provided that describe trench collapses and other excavation accidents that killed or injured workers. Common safety issues from 2016 including unsecured holes, damaged rigging, lack of fall protection, unmarked utilities, and untrained workers. OSHA citations and fines from previous cases are also listed.
I use this ppt when I teach the OSHA 10 Hour Course in the sector. The students like going over the accidents and developing solutions to prevent an accident.
Trenching - The Year in Review 2015 csc conferenceJohn Newquist
This document discusses various excavation accidents that occurred in 2015. It notes that 22 workers died nationwide in trench collapses or excavation accidents in 2013 according to federal statistics. It also provides details on several specific incidents that resulted in injuries or fatalities in 2015, including cave-ins that buried workers and a worker who was electrocuted. The document advocates for proper planning, cave-in protections, safety training, and following OSHA regulations to prevent excavation accidents.
This document provides an agenda and information for a fall protection competent person training. It discusses pre-testing, sign-in sheets, breaks, and reviewing and testing. It then summarizes several fall incidents from construction sites and industrial facilities from 2014-2018, including location and brief details. Costs of accidents, OSHA inspection statistics for the Chicagoland area, and recommendations for fall protection programs, training, inspections, and job hazard analyses are also covered. Images show examples of fall protection equipment and implementations.
The document discusses several excavation incidents from 2014 where violations of OSHA standards led to injuries and deaths of workers. It notes that in October 2014, a contractor in Illinois was taken into custody by the US Marshals for failing to correct serious trenching hazards and pay OSHA penalties following a long history of non-compliance. Additionally, it provides summaries of various trench collapses and cave-ins from across the US between January and December 2014 where workers were injured or killed due to issues such as lack of sloping, unsupported walls, unprotected utilities, inadequate access and egress, and failure to use trench boxes or shields.
This document provides summaries of excavation accidents that occurred between January 2016 and May 2016. It describes 19 incidents where workers were injured or killed in trench collapses while performing excavation or utility work. Details provided include locations, circumstances of the accidents, safety violations like lack of trench boxes or shoring, and sometimes the names and details of victims. The document aims to highlight ongoing risks in trench excavation work and importance of safety compliance.
Several workers were injured or killed at wastewater treatment plants between 2011-2013 due to explosions, falls, and exposure to hazardous gases. Specific incidents include:
- A worker in Canastota, NY who died from injuries from an explosion while replacing pipes.
- Two workers in Texas who died after being pinned by large panels and buried in a hole at a plant.
- Workers in Michigan and California who died after methane gas explosions ignited by blowtorches.
- Multiple workers who were injured or died after being overcome by toxic fumes while cleaning sewers or working in confined spaces.
- Several incidents of workers falling from heights or being trapped in underground vaults and tanks at different treatment plants.
This document discusses excavation safety and common issues from 2016-2017. It notes that over two dozen construction workers died in 2016 when trenches collapsed on them due to lack of shoring. Three key aspects of planning for safe excavations are mentioned: worker protection, protection of existing utilities, and proper construction. Several case studies from 2015-2017 are provided that describe trench collapses and other excavation accidents that killed or injured workers. Common safety issues from 2016 including unsecured holes, damaged rigging, lack of fall protection, unmarked utilities, and untrained workers. OSHA citations and fines from previous cases are also listed.
I use this ppt when I teach the OSHA 10 Hour Course in the sector. The students like going over the accidents and developing solutions to prevent an accident.
Trenching - The Year in Review 2015 csc conferenceJohn Newquist
This document discusses various excavation accidents that occurred in 2015. It notes that 22 workers died nationwide in trench collapses or excavation accidents in 2013 according to federal statistics. It also provides details on several specific incidents that resulted in injuries or fatalities in 2015, including cave-ins that buried workers and a worker who was electrocuted. The document advocates for proper planning, cave-in protections, safety training, and following OSHA regulations to prevent excavation accidents.
This document provides an agenda and information for a fall protection competent person training. It discusses pre-testing, sign-in sheets, breaks, and reviewing and testing. It then summarizes several fall incidents from construction sites and industrial facilities from 2014-2018, including location and brief details. Costs of accidents, OSHA inspection statistics for the Chicagoland area, and recommendations for fall protection programs, training, inspections, and job hazard analyses are also covered. Images show examples of fall protection equipment and implementations.
The document discusses several excavation incidents from 2014 where violations of OSHA standards led to injuries and deaths of workers. It notes that in October 2014, a contractor in Illinois was taken into custody by the US Marshals for failing to correct serious trenching hazards and pay OSHA penalties following a long history of non-compliance. Additionally, it provides summaries of various trench collapses and cave-ins from across the US between January and December 2014 where workers were injured or killed due to issues such as lack of sloping, unsupported walls, unprotected utilities, inadequate access and egress, and failure to use trench boxes or shields.
This document provides an overview of OSHA's new fall protection standard for general industry workplaces. Some key points:
- The standard clarifies that fall protection is required for unprotected sides or edges that are 4 feet or more above a lower level, unlike the construction standard of 6 feet.
- It defines terms like hole, designated area, and provides requirements for fall protection methods including guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest systems, and ladder safety systems.
- Training requirements are specified, requiring employees be trained on fall hazards, fall protection procedures and equipment by a qualified person.
This document discusses various industrial hygiene principles and health hazards. It provides examples of chemical hazards like mercury, trichloroethylene, lead, silica, copper fumes, iron oxide, carbon monoxide, chromium, cadmium, and methylene chloride. It also discusses ergonomic hazards like repetitive stress injuries. The document outlines methods for evaluating, controlling and preventing exposure to health hazards through engineering controls, work practices, PPE, and other means.
Supervisor reasonable suspicion training sl 2020John Newquist
The document summarizes a supervisor training on reasonable suspicion of drug use. It covers identifying impairment signs, documenting issues, addressing problematic employee behavior respectfully, and emphasizing job performance concerns over accusations. The training aims to help supervisors recognize potential drug abuse issues, follow policy procedures, and protect confidentiality when confronting employees.
Mechanical contractor lockout confined space awareness ppt 2021John Newquist
This month’s powerpoint is a custom one that I did for a large mechanical contractor. They wanted all employees to learn some lockout and confined space. The workers that would enter a confined space or lockout would take a four hour version. Custom training is the growing area of safety. They said the past lockout was only for machines that they would never lockout.
This document summarizes numerous excavation accidents that occurred between 2013-2020, highlighting the dangers of trench work and lack of proper safety protocols. It notes that over two dozen workers died in 2016 alone from cave-ins due to lack of trench shoring. Several incidents are described in detail where workers were buried, electrocuted, or overcame by gases in unprotected excavations. Statistics are presented on increasing construction fatalities, especially for excavation work. Common safety issues identified include unsecured trenches, lack of fall protection, protective systems, training, air monitoring and more. The importance of competent persons, planning, and following all OSHA excavation standards is emphasized.
The six-step process for conducting an incident investigation includes:
1) Preserving and documenting the scene immediately by taking photos, securing evidence, and interviewing witnesses while memories are fresh.
2) Collecting facts through interviews to understand what happened without blame.
3) Analyzing the collected information to determine the sequence of events.
4) Identifying the underlying causes that contributed to the incident.
5) Developing recommendations to address the root causes and prevent future incidents.
6) Writing a report of the investigation findings, causes, and corrective actions.
Industry Forklift and Meterial Handling 2020 John Newquist
This document discusses material handling safety and powered industrial trucks. It provides information on OSHA regulations regarding competency training, refresher training, certification of training, safe operating conditions, and examination for defects of powered industrial trucks. The document also summarizes several past accidents involving forklifts and other industrial equipment, and provides safety tips and best practices for operating powered industrial trucks, conducting inspections, training operators, and complying with regulations to prevent injuries and fatalities.
1. The document discusses noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and outlines requirements for an effective hearing conservation program, including noise monitoring, use of feasible engineering controls, provision of hearing protection, training, audiometric testing, and recordkeeping.
2. Key requirements of OSHA's hearing conservation standard include conducting noise monitoring if exposures equal or exceed 85 dBA, implementing feasible engineering controls to reduce noise below the permissible exposure limit of 90 dBA, providing hearing protectors to workers with exposures over the action level of 85 dBA, and conducting audiometric testing annually.
3. An effective hearing conservation program can help prevent NIHL and its impacts on safety, but challenges include ensuring proper use of
This document contains information about various rigging incidents and safety topics. It describes 5 incidents where hard hats saved workers from head injuries from falling objects. It also discusses proper material storage and handling, rigging equipment inspection, sling identification, and definitions. Several additional incidents are summarized that involved injuries from loads falling due to issues like sling failure, winds over the legal limit, or straps snapping. Rigging safety topics covered include center of gravity, load weights, sling inspection criteria, D/d ratios, and protecting slings from sharp surfaces.
The document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and hazard analysis. It provides examples of common types of PPE like hard hats, gloves, and respirators. It outlines the hierarchy of controls and OSHA's requirements for employer payment of PPE. It discusses respiratory protection standards including medical evaluation, fit testing, training, and record keeping. It provides guidance on selecting the appropriate type of respirator for different hazards.
OSHA Written HAzard Commnication Written ProgramJohn Newquist
This document discusses hazard communication programs and standards. It begins with an overview of the history of hazard communication laws from Upton Sinclair's 1906 book "The Jungle" to the establishment of the OSHA 1910.1200 hazard communication standard in 1985. It then lists the most frequently cited violations in general industry, with the top violation being for not having a written hazard communication program under 1910.1200(e)(1), which has resulted in over 1,500 citations. The document outlines the requirements for a written hazard communication program including maintaining SDS sheets and addressing non-routine tasks. It concludes with the author's contact information.
This document discusses caught-in and between hazards, which are the fourth leading cause of construction worker deaths. It defines caught-in/between hazards as injuries caused by being crushed by or caught between objects, machinery, or equipment. The document then provides examples of common caught-in/between hazards like unguarded machinery, trench collapses, and getting pinned between equipment and structures. It also outlines steps workers and employers can take to protect against these hazards, such as using proper machine guarding, fall protection, and trench shoring.
This document outlines the objectives and key elements of an introductory course on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It describes the major provisions of the OSH Act of 1970 that established OSHA, including its functions and positive impact on worker safety. Employer and worker rights and responsibilities are also covered. The document further explains the organization of OSHA standards in the Code of Federal Regulations, and the inspection, citation, and appeals processes.
This document discusses hand safety and proper hand protection. It notes that hands are important but vulnerable, as demonstrated by examples of common hand injuries like cuts, punctures, and crushed fingers. Several case studies describe specific hand injuries that occurred in woodworking facilities. The document emphasizes selecting the right gloves for the job and hazards, maintaining gloves, and following precautions like avoiding pinch points and using tools instead of hands. Proper hand protection, training, and precautions can help prevent disabling hand injuries.
The document provides information on tactical solutions for workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic. It discusses the global spread of COVID-19 infections and deaths. It describes coronaviruses and explains what COVID-19 is. Symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention are compared between COVID-19 and influenza. When returning to work, employers should reduce transmission, maintain healthy operations, and keep the environment clean. The document also discusses potential treatments like hydroxychloroquine and supplies shortages of protective equipment.
This document discusses coronaviruses, COVID-19, and compares COVID-19 to influenza. It states that coronaviruses can cause illness in animals and humans, and that COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and has since spread globally. It outlines similarities between COVID-19 and influenza such as common symptoms, transmission through droplets, treatment by addressing symptoms, and prevention through hand washing and social distancing. It also notes key differences such as COVID-19's longer incubation period and lack of a current vaccine.
This document discusses hand safety and proper hand protection. It notes that hands are important but vulnerable, as demonstrated by the inability to tie shoes with thumbs tucked inside. The document then outlines common hand injuries like cuts, punctures, sprains and injuries from rotating machinery. It provides examples of past accidents and notes that woodworking and manufacturing jobs commonly involve hand injuries. The document emphasizes choosing the right gloves and PPE for hazards, maintaining focus, and proper preventative actions and precautions to avoid injuries.
The document discusses the history of hazard communication standards and regulations. It provides examples of safety data sheet formats and required elements. It also summarizes some notable industrial accidents and exposures that occurred between 1906-2015 that helped drive the development of standards and regulations to protect workers from chemical hazards.
This document discusses the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemicals. It identifies the nine GHS pictograms and describes what hazards each one represents. It also describes the six mandatory elements that must be on GHS-compliant labels, including product identifier, signal words, hazard statements, pictograms, precautionary statements and contact information. The document outlines the required 16 sections of a safety data sheet and provides examples from methylene chloride and malathion SDSs. It also lists the elements of an employer's written hazard communication program and employee training requirements under the GHS standard.
The document lists the most frequently cited OSHA construction standards from 2019. The top 3 citations were for fall protection on residential roofs, ladder extensions over 3 feet, and eye and face protection. It also provides examples of violations and protective measures for each standard. Additional standards that were frequently cited but did not make the top 10 involved trenching, scaffolding, and training requirements. The document concludes with background on safety training classes and services provided by the author over 30 years.
This document provides an overview of OSHA's new fall protection standard for general industry workplaces. Some key points:
- The standard clarifies that fall protection is required for unprotected sides or edges that are 4 feet or more above a lower level, unlike the construction standard of 6 feet.
- It defines terms like hole, designated area, and provides requirements for fall protection methods including guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest systems, and ladder safety systems.
- Training requirements are specified, requiring employees be trained on fall hazards, fall protection procedures and equipment by a qualified person.
This document discusses various industrial hygiene principles and health hazards. It provides examples of chemical hazards like mercury, trichloroethylene, lead, silica, copper fumes, iron oxide, carbon monoxide, chromium, cadmium, and methylene chloride. It also discusses ergonomic hazards like repetitive stress injuries. The document outlines methods for evaluating, controlling and preventing exposure to health hazards through engineering controls, work practices, PPE, and other means.
Supervisor reasonable suspicion training sl 2020John Newquist
The document summarizes a supervisor training on reasonable suspicion of drug use. It covers identifying impairment signs, documenting issues, addressing problematic employee behavior respectfully, and emphasizing job performance concerns over accusations. The training aims to help supervisors recognize potential drug abuse issues, follow policy procedures, and protect confidentiality when confronting employees.
Mechanical contractor lockout confined space awareness ppt 2021John Newquist
This month’s powerpoint is a custom one that I did for a large mechanical contractor. They wanted all employees to learn some lockout and confined space. The workers that would enter a confined space or lockout would take a four hour version. Custom training is the growing area of safety. They said the past lockout was only for machines that they would never lockout.
This document summarizes numerous excavation accidents that occurred between 2013-2020, highlighting the dangers of trench work and lack of proper safety protocols. It notes that over two dozen workers died in 2016 alone from cave-ins due to lack of trench shoring. Several incidents are described in detail where workers were buried, electrocuted, or overcame by gases in unprotected excavations. Statistics are presented on increasing construction fatalities, especially for excavation work. Common safety issues identified include unsecured trenches, lack of fall protection, protective systems, training, air monitoring and more. The importance of competent persons, planning, and following all OSHA excavation standards is emphasized.
The six-step process for conducting an incident investigation includes:
1) Preserving and documenting the scene immediately by taking photos, securing evidence, and interviewing witnesses while memories are fresh.
2) Collecting facts through interviews to understand what happened without blame.
3) Analyzing the collected information to determine the sequence of events.
4) Identifying the underlying causes that contributed to the incident.
5) Developing recommendations to address the root causes and prevent future incidents.
6) Writing a report of the investigation findings, causes, and corrective actions.
Industry Forklift and Meterial Handling 2020 John Newquist
This document discusses material handling safety and powered industrial trucks. It provides information on OSHA regulations regarding competency training, refresher training, certification of training, safe operating conditions, and examination for defects of powered industrial trucks. The document also summarizes several past accidents involving forklifts and other industrial equipment, and provides safety tips and best practices for operating powered industrial trucks, conducting inspections, training operators, and complying with regulations to prevent injuries and fatalities.
1. The document discusses noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and outlines requirements for an effective hearing conservation program, including noise monitoring, use of feasible engineering controls, provision of hearing protection, training, audiometric testing, and recordkeeping.
2. Key requirements of OSHA's hearing conservation standard include conducting noise monitoring if exposures equal or exceed 85 dBA, implementing feasible engineering controls to reduce noise below the permissible exposure limit of 90 dBA, providing hearing protectors to workers with exposures over the action level of 85 dBA, and conducting audiometric testing annually.
3. An effective hearing conservation program can help prevent NIHL and its impacts on safety, but challenges include ensuring proper use of
This document contains information about various rigging incidents and safety topics. It describes 5 incidents where hard hats saved workers from head injuries from falling objects. It also discusses proper material storage and handling, rigging equipment inspection, sling identification, and definitions. Several additional incidents are summarized that involved injuries from loads falling due to issues like sling failure, winds over the legal limit, or straps snapping. Rigging safety topics covered include center of gravity, load weights, sling inspection criteria, D/d ratios, and protecting slings from sharp surfaces.
The document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and hazard analysis. It provides examples of common types of PPE like hard hats, gloves, and respirators. It outlines the hierarchy of controls and OSHA's requirements for employer payment of PPE. It discusses respiratory protection standards including medical evaluation, fit testing, training, and record keeping. It provides guidance on selecting the appropriate type of respirator for different hazards.
OSHA Written HAzard Commnication Written ProgramJohn Newquist
This document discusses hazard communication programs and standards. It begins with an overview of the history of hazard communication laws from Upton Sinclair's 1906 book "The Jungle" to the establishment of the OSHA 1910.1200 hazard communication standard in 1985. It then lists the most frequently cited violations in general industry, with the top violation being for not having a written hazard communication program under 1910.1200(e)(1), which has resulted in over 1,500 citations. The document outlines the requirements for a written hazard communication program including maintaining SDS sheets and addressing non-routine tasks. It concludes with the author's contact information.
This document discusses caught-in and between hazards, which are the fourth leading cause of construction worker deaths. It defines caught-in/between hazards as injuries caused by being crushed by or caught between objects, machinery, or equipment. The document then provides examples of common caught-in/between hazards like unguarded machinery, trench collapses, and getting pinned between equipment and structures. It also outlines steps workers and employers can take to protect against these hazards, such as using proper machine guarding, fall protection, and trench shoring.
This document outlines the objectives and key elements of an introductory course on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It describes the major provisions of the OSH Act of 1970 that established OSHA, including its functions and positive impact on worker safety. Employer and worker rights and responsibilities are also covered. The document further explains the organization of OSHA standards in the Code of Federal Regulations, and the inspection, citation, and appeals processes.
This document discusses hand safety and proper hand protection. It notes that hands are important but vulnerable, as demonstrated by examples of common hand injuries like cuts, punctures, and crushed fingers. Several case studies describe specific hand injuries that occurred in woodworking facilities. The document emphasizes selecting the right gloves for the job and hazards, maintaining gloves, and following precautions like avoiding pinch points and using tools instead of hands. Proper hand protection, training, and precautions can help prevent disabling hand injuries.
The document provides information on tactical solutions for workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic. It discusses the global spread of COVID-19 infections and deaths. It describes coronaviruses and explains what COVID-19 is. Symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention are compared between COVID-19 and influenza. When returning to work, employers should reduce transmission, maintain healthy operations, and keep the environment clean. The document also discusses potential treatments like hydroxychloroquine and supplies shortages of protective equipment.
This document discusses coronaviruses, COVID-19, and compares COVID-19 to influenza. It states that coronaviruses can cause illness in animals and humans, and that COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and has since spread globally. It outlines similarities between COVID-19 and influenza such as common symptoms, transmission through droplets, treatment by addressing symptoms, and prevention through hand washing and social distancing. It also notes key differences such as COVID-19's longer incubation period and lack of a current vaccine.
This document discusses hand safety and proper hand protection. It notes that hands are important but vulnerable, as demonstrated by the inability to tie shoes with thumbs tucked inside. The document then outlines common hand injuries like cuts, punctures, sprains and injuries from rotating machinery. It provides examples of past accidents and notes that woodworking and manufacturing jobs commonly involve hand injuries. The document emphasizes choosing the right gloves and PPE for hazards, maintaining focus, and proper preventative actions and precautions to avoid injuries.
The document discusses the history of hazard communication standards and regulations. It provides examples of safety data sheet formats and required elements. It also summarizes some notable industrial accidents and exposures that occurred between 1906-2015 that helped drive the development of standards and regulations to protect workers from chemical hazards.
This document discusses the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemicals. It identifies the nine GHS pictograms and describes what hazards each one represents. It also describes the six mandatory elements that must be on GHS-compliant labels, including product identifier, signal words, hazard statements, pictograms, precautionary statements and contact information. The document outlines the required 16 sections of a safety data sheet and provides examples from methylene chloride and malathion SDSs. It also lists the elements of an employer's written hazard communication program and employee training requirements under the GHS standard.
The document lists the most frequently cited OSHA construction standards from 2019. The top 3 citations were for fall protection on residential roofs, ladder extensions over 3 feet, and eye and face protection. It also provides examples of violations and protective measures for each standard. Additional standards that were frequently cited but did not make the top 10 involved trenching, scaffolding, and training requirements. The document concludes with background on safety training classes and services provided by the author over 30 years.
The Power of Community Newsletters: A Case Study from Wolverton and Greenleys...Scribe
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2. Dec 2016
• BELTON, Mo
• First responders worked in
the freezing cold
temperatures for nearly 10
hours to recover his body.
• He was buried under 8 feet
of dirt.
• Family members have
identified the man killed as
30-year-old Donald “DJ”
Meyer.
• He’s a father from Oak
Grove who was raising his
8-year-old son, Ashton, on
his own after Meyer’s wife
died a few years ago
3. Dec 2016
• JEFFERSON TWP., OH
• Rescue crews have extricated a
construction worker who fell into a
trench
• The Violet Township Fire
Department says a contracted
worker for the city of Columbus
was on a piece of machinery,
digging a trench for a city sewage
project.
• The man fell about 15 feet off the
machine and into the hole and was
in a “precarious position.”
5. November 2016
• Kansas City
• OSHA says an employee of Hydro Tech Plumbing was injured after
the trench he was working in collapsed.
• The worker was repairing underground sewer lines in a trench more than
10 feet deep.
6. Nov 2016
• Greenbelt MD
• Rescue crews were pumping
oxygen and warmer air into the
trench and the worker received
fluids from an IV. Brady said
the man was also hooked up to
an EKG so medics can monitor
his heart activity during the
rescue efforts.
• The worker is injured but
stable, Brady said.
7. Nov 2016
• SEVEN HILLS, Ohio - The U.S. Department of
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's Cleveland office has opened an
investigation after learning a 28-year-old employee
of W.F. Hann & Sons was injured while installing
sewer lines in an 8-foot trench in Seven Hills on
Nov. 19, 2016.
• While working in the trench at approximately 1:30
p.m., the soil suddenly shifted, and the trench walls
around him collapsed - burying him in an estimated
14,000 pounds of dirt. The force of the soil was so
great that it shattered a piece of 4 x 8 inch thick
strand board the company used for shoring. A co-
worker dug him out of the trench quickly and saved
the man's life. The Seven Hills Fire Department
responded to the 911 call and transported the
employee to Metro Hospital.
8. Sep 2016
• Edina Texas
• 13 feet deep.
• The second victim,
identified later as 22-
year-old Nathan
Fryday, was overtaken
by the collapse,
eventually losing his
life as rescue efforts
pressed forward.
9. August 2016
• Houston TX
• One person is dead after a
trench collapsed Monday
afternoon in Manvel.
• Contractors with Jaho Paving
and Utility were digging a
trench around 15 feet in the
ground in order to install a
sanitation sewer in a new
subdivision near Highway 6
and Savannah Parkway.
10. August 2016• ROCKY MOUNT, NC
(WTVD) -- A man was
killed Monday in a
collapse at a pond
construction site on Red
Barn Lane near Rocky
Mount in Edgecombe
County.
• Authorities said 36-year-
old Edward Patrick Webb
of Edgecombe County
was installing an overflow
pipe at a new pond site
when the accident
happened.
11. July 2016
• Officials in Minnetonka say two
road workers were buried in soil
for about 20 minutes after a trench
collapsed Monday morning.
• The victim who had been
completely buried was
unresponsive and in very serious
condition, according to a city
official, while the other victim is in
moderate condition.
• According to an initial
investigation, the victims were
prepping the area for water utility
work that’s part of the city’s street
reconstruction.
12. July 2016
• St. Louis
• A worker was trapped
20 feet underground
• Mud and dirt from the
end buried the worker
up to the waist.
• He was trapped for an
hour.
13. July 2016• A Mansfield LA man died in a
construction accident in Bastrop
Friday morning.
• Sheriff Mike Tubbs says crews
were digging to install a sewer
line in front of Walmart when
the embankment collapsed.
Two men were trapped.
• Workers were able to rescue
one man who was trapped from
the waist down. However, they
were unable to rescue the other
man.
14. June 2016
• LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) – A
Lebanon County man pulled from a
collapsed trench Monday has died
at a hospital.
• Nathan Halteman, 52, died at Penn
State Hershey Medical Center from
multiple traumatic injuries,
Dauphin County Coroner Graham
Hetrick said.
• Halteman, a self-employed
contractor, was working in a 15-
feet-deep trench at Triple-M Farms
in South Lebanon Township when
the ground around him collapsed,
authorities said.
15. June 2016
• Montgomery County
AL — A man who
died after becoming
trapped in a collapsed
trench Wednesday was
identified as James
Rogers, 33, of
Winchester, Ohio.
• Accident happened at
new home
construction site
• OSHA investigating
the incident
16. June 2016
• MADELIA MN
• A medical examiner
determined the
preliminary cause of
death of David James
Erickson, 28, of
Ironwood, Mich., was
asphyxia due to chest
compression.
Erickson was in a trench box working to place
underground piping on a farm in Lincoln Township
when the trench caved in and he became trapped.
The rescue effort took more than five hours due to the
unstable soil.
17. June 2016
• OSHA cited an
Ohio company
after a 33-year-old
employee was
crushed to death in
June 2016 as he
was digging soil
out of the 12-foot
trench in
Washington
Township, when
the trench walls
around him
collapsed - burying
him in thousands
of pounds of dirt.
18. June 2016
• Oregon OH
• Oregon Assistant Police Chief
Paul Magdich said the Jacob
Angelos, 29 was killed when
he was pinned between some
heavy equipment and a pipe
while working on the pipeline.
19. May 2016
• INDIANAPOLIS —
• 32-year-old man was freed from
the trench about 30 minutes
after it collapsed and taken to a
hospital in good condition.
• Reith says that by the time the
first fire apparatus arrived on
the scene minutes later, the man
had been uncovered to mid-
chest.
• Firefighters shored up the
trench and helped him extricate
himself.
20. May 2016
• Boise ID
• The three workers buried
Tuesday when a trench
collapsed in Northwest Boise
appear to have been digging a
path for a sewer line
• Bert Smith Jr., 36, and Ernesto
Saucedo-Zapata, 26, both died
of asphyxia due to compression
from the incident
21. May 2016
• On May 5, 2016, at 2:43 p.m., IFD responded
to an incident that was first dispatched as an
“injured person” with Engine 4 and Medic 4
responding to the call. The temperature was
approximately 83 degrees F and it was sunny,
with 60 percent humidity and a light breeze.
The incident took place in a residential area
as a subcontractor for the city was replacing a
sewer line in the area of 2110 Ridgewood
Street. The city crew had dug a trench
approximately 4 feet wide by 30 feet long
through the concrete roadway. The trench ran
in an east-west direction in line with the
roadway. An excavator was straddling the
trench just west of the patient, with the
bucket positioned to the north side of the
trench, in the area where the collapse had
occurred.
22. May 2016
• Lexington KY
• The victim, Samuel Tyler
Williams, was a married father
of three
• Trench along Todds Road was
16 feet deep; worker was
covered by dirt, gravel
• Trench is between a retaining
wall and the pavement
23. May 2016
• DENVER, Iowa
• The Denver Police Department
says construction workers were
digging along the foundation
wall of a building in Denver
when a portion of the wall
tipped over on Monday and
trapped 56-year-old Henry
Gray, of Clarksville.
• Firefighters and the owner of
Snelling Construction freed
Gray from under the wall, but
he died at the scene.
24. May 2016
• PORTLAND, Ore. - A sewer
worker died in a trench collapse
Thursday in the Garden Home
area, Portland Fire & Rescue
said.
• The worker had been at the
bottom of the trench, which
measured 11 feet deep, 3 feet
wide and 70 feet long,
according to Portland Fire &
Rescue.
• The trench was equipped with
shoring, which is a temporary
set of walls with bracing to hold
back the earth around it and
prevent collapse.
25. March 2016
• Mentor OH
• The investigation into the
March 29 collapse that killed
Alexander J. Marcotte revealed
his employer, Aqua Ohio, did
not provide trench cave-in
protection for its employees,
• 5-8 feet deep with spoil at edge.
26. March 2016• Alliance NE Police say
Jimmy Spencer of
Minatare died Monday
after being buried in an
eight-foot-deep trench
while installing sewer
lines for a home.
• It took several minutes for
rescuers to remove
enough dirt to check
Spencer's vital signs.
• He died at the scene.
• Another construction
worker was injured and
treated at the hospital.
Cheryl Spencer - My husband died in
his cave in....I would go for prison
time! But the guy at fault got a fine of
21000, which I'm sure will lowered, n
his life goes on.
27. Citation
• IL Plumber
• Chicago
• 6.2 feet deep
• Willful cave-in
$42,600
• Repeat Ladder egress
$23,100
29. The Age Old Problem
• In 2013, which is the latest
national data available, 22
workers nationwide died in
trenching cave-ins or
excavation accidents, according
to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
• The number of fatalities
nationally was 15 in 2012 and
19 in 2011.
• No cave-in fatalities in IL in
2014.
30. Planning
• Three things that should be
done to ensure a successful
outcome.
• Worker Protection,
• Protection of existing buried
and aboveground facilities, and
• proper construction of the final
product. (CHST)
31. Criminal 2015
• Prosecutors said on Wednesday
that the two managers — Wilmer
Cueva, of Sky Materials, and
Alfonso Prestia, of Harco
Construction — had ignored
repeated warnings for months
from private inspectors that
treacherous conditions existed at
the site on Ninth Avenue
• Manslaughter and other charges
were being brought against two
construction managers and the
companies they worked for in the
April death of a worker at a
Lower Manhattan building site.
32. Neri Update February 2015
Mike Neri agreed to be
permanently enjoined from
engaging in trenching, excavation,
construction or related activities
and permanently prohibited from
possessing or leasing any
construction excavation equipment.
• The judges also found that Neri,
based on a review of his tax
returns and other financial
records, was unable to pay the
$110,440 fine.
• Mike Neri was released from
Federal Prison December 24,
2014
33. OSHA Litigation 2015
• OSHA cited Pan Oceanic Engineering of
Chicago $105,600
• $70,000 Willful cave in Protection 651(a)(1) Affirmed
• $15,400 Repeat Sidewalk under-mined 651(i)(3) Vacated
• $7,000 Competent Person 651(k) Vacated
• $13,200 Repeat traffic signs 1926.200(g) Vacated
• Trial held in Spring 2015.
Open Date: 07/22/2013
35. Criminal 2015
• U.S. Sino Investment, its owner
and a project manager were
convicted on involuntary
manslaughter charges in the
cave-in death of a construction
worker at a Milpitas building
site.
• Raul Zapata Mercado, 38, was
killed January 28, 2012, after a
12-ft. wall of dirt collapsed on
top of him
• Sentencing later July 2015
• Cal-OSHA fined the company
$168,175 for an array of safety
violations
36. 2015 Problems
• These are the common
issues that I ran into in
2015 for underground
• Swing Radius needs to
be guarded for
excavators.
38. 2015 Problems
• People do not know
how to shore a narrow
trench less than 24
inches wide.
39. 2015 Problem
• Workers do not know
how to hand dig or
deal with tree roots.
• One company in 2015
6 at fault hits. 21 not
at fault,
• Cost per hit est
$10,000-14,000
43. 2015 Problems
• Not keeping the 10
feet safe clearance
from powerlines
• 240 volts temp lights
may not be ok to
encroach on the 10
foot.
• Weatherproofing is
not insulation.
44. 2015 Problems
• Workers have ZERO
documented training
in the MUCTD so set
up cones and flags
haphazardly
45. 2015 Problem
• Workers use trench
boxes with only three
struts
• They are not sure
where the tabulated
data is anymore
46. Pot Holing
• Hand dig until find the
lines
• Some companies do
75 locates a week or
more
50. Soil Classification
• Appendix A, section
(c)(2): The
classification of
deposits shall be made
on the results of least
one manual and one
visual analysis.
51. Soil Classification
• Soil is cracking due to
vibration from traffic.
Soil type was
classified as a Type C.
• Note: Vibration must
be able to be felt.
52. Power lines
• Equipment must stay
at least 10’ away from
power lines
• Violation
• This equipment got
within 5 feet of lower
power lines.
56. #2 1926.651 (c)(2)
• Means of egress from
trench excavations. A
stairway, ladder, ramp or
other safe means of egress
shall be located in trench
excavations that are 4 feet
(1.22 m) or more in depth
so as to require no more
than 25 feet (7.62 m) of
lateral travel for
employees.
57. #3 1926.651(k)(1)
• Daily inspections of
excavations, the
adjacent areas, and
protective systems
shall be made by a
competent person
58. #4 1926.651(j)(2)
• Protection shall be provided by
placing and keeping such
materials or equipment at least
2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of
excavations, or by the use of
retaining devices that are
sufficient to prevent materials
or equipment from falling or
rolling into excavations, or by a
combination of both if
necessary.
59. #5 1926.651(k)(2)
• Where the competent person
finds evidence of a situation
that could result in a possible
cave-in, indications of failure of
protective systems, hazardous
atmospheres, or other hazardous
conditions, exposed employees
shall be removed from the
hazardous area until the
necessary precautions have
been taken to ensure their
safety.
60. #6 1926.651 (h)(1)
• Employees shall not
work in excavations in
which there is
accumulated water, or
in excavations in
which water is
accumulating,
61. #7 1926.651 (d)
• Exposure to vehicular
traffic. Employees
exposed to public
vehicular traffic shall be
provided with, and shall
wear, warning vests or
other suitable garments
marked with or made of
reflectorized or high-
visibility material.
62. #8 1926.651 (i)(3)
• Sidewalks, pavements and
structure shall not be
undermined unless a
support system or another
method of protection is
provided to protect
employees from the
possible collapse of such
structures.
63. #9 1926.651(j)(1)
• Adequate protection
shall be provided to
protect employees
from loose rock or soil
that could pose a
hazard by falling or
rolling from an
excavation face.
64. #10 1926.651(e)
• No employee shall be
permitted underneath
loads handled by
lifting or digging
equipment.
65. New Confined Space Rule
• ‘‘competent person’’ conduct
the initial job site evaluation,
• continuous air monitoring of
confined spaces is performed,
• continuous ventilation is used
• information to be shared among
employers is specified by the
rule and
• coordination with rescue teams
must be done in advance of a
confined space entry, although
teams don’t have to be present
at the site.
66. Examples
• Bins;
• Boilers and vessels;
• pits (such as elevator, escalator,
pump, valve or other equipment);
• manholes (such as sewer, storm
drain, electrical, communication,
or other utility);
• tanks (such as fuel, chemical,
water, or other liquid, solid or
gas);
• Incinerators and scrubbers;
• concrete pier columns;
• Sewers and storm drains;
• transformer vaults;
• step up transformers;
• turbines;
• heating, ventilation, and air-
conditioning (HVAC) ducts
• water mains;
• precast concrete and other pre-
formed manhole units;
• drilled shafts;
• enclosed beams;
• Digesters and lift stations;
• cesspools;
• silos;
• air receivers;
• sludge gates;
• air preheaters;
• chillers;
• bag houses; and/or
• mixers/reactors
1926.1201(a)
67. Hazardous Atmospheres
• Testing and controls
– To prevent harmful levels of atmospheric contaminants
– Less than 19.5% or more than 23.5% oxygen
– Less than 10% LEL
– No Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulfide and other
Toxics
68. Confined Space
A space that:
Is large enough and so
configured that an
employee can bodily enter
and perform assigned
work
Has limited or restricted
entry/exit means
Is not designed for
continuous Employee
occupancy
69. Ventilate or Ventilation
• means controlling a
hazardous
atmosphere using
continuous forced-
air mechanical
systems that meet
the requirements of
§1926.57
70. • the employer who identifies, or
who receives notice of, a permit
space must:
• Inform exposed employees by
posting danger signs or by any
other equally effective means, of
the existence and location of, and
the danger posed by, each permit
space; and
• Note to paragraph (b)(1). A sign
reading “DANGER -- PERMIT-
REQUIRED CONFINED
SPACE, DO NOT ENTER” or
using other similar language
would satisfy the requirement for
a sign.
• (2) Inform, in a timely manner
and in a manner other than
posting, its employees’ authorized
representatives and the controlling
contractor of the existence and
location of, and the danger posed
by, each permit space.
1926.1203(b)(1)
71. • the employer who identifies, or
who receives notice of, a permit
space must:
• Inform, in a timely manner and
in a manner other than posting,
its employees’ authorized
representatives and the
controlling contractor of the
existence and location of, and
the danger posed by, each
permit space.
1926.1203(b)(2)
74. • If any employer decides that
employees it directs will enter a
permit space, that employer
must have a written permit
space program that complies
with §1926.1204 implemented
at the construction site.
• The written program must be
made available prior to and
during entry operations for
inspection by employees and
their authorized representatives.
1926.1203(d)(1)