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Excavator Incidents






Because of their power and versatility, excavators are common on bigger projects of all types including construction, demolition, road work, forestry or agricultural work, and mining. All heavy equipment poses serious, and even potentially fatal, risks to equipment operators and other workers nearby on the jobsite. Review the details of the following four excavator fatality incidents along with the recommended safety guidance to understand why these tragic deaths were preventable.
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