Unsafe construction: Hazards from trench, wall, scaffold, ladder collapse; falls from scaffold, ladder, roof, crane ball; exposure to debris, concrete chips, traffic.
Trench construction, safety: Caterpillar 3128 crawler mounted backhoe straddles trench for underground pipe. Worker in trench is fine grading/cleaning trench with shovel. Workers standing in 8 ft deep trench have no support against sidewall collapse. Safety and laws require the trench walls to be supported or sloped back at depths greater than 5 ft. Michigan 2006
Trench construction, safety: Caterpillar 3128 crawler mounted backhoe straddles trench for underground pipe. Worker in trench is fine grading/cleaning trench with shovel. Workers standing in 8 ft deep trench have no support against sidewall collapse. Safety and laws require the trench walls to be supported or sloped back at depths greater than 5 ft. Michigan 2006
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos 5d) |
Original size: 1600px x 1067px |
Current: 600px x 401px |