Trench Cave-in Incident
Workers doing activities in and around trenches and excavations must be alert to the real possibility of a trench cave-in. This 1-page safety meeting topic provides an opportunity to host a lessons learned toolbox talk as it presents a fatal incident that occurred when a trench wall collapsed.
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Trench Cave-in Incident, Construction, Fast
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Weeklysafety.com exclusive 1-page safety meeting topic that presents the case of a fatal incident that occurred when a trench wall collapsed.