In his lawsuit submitted Dec. 5, Trevor Kilgore says negligence and lack of both management and training contributed to the trench cave-in on June 12, 2023. Kilgore's suit names Jerry's Homes Inc ...

Proposed OSHA penalties totaling a combined $632,000 have been issued for trench violations since November 13 in Florida, ...

The potential hazards of working in deep trenches are fairly obvious. But even a cave-in in a relatively shallow trench can be dangerous. "It takes only a small amount of soil to create enough ...

Trench collapses, when the soil walls cave-in, can be deadly. When digging trenches more than 5 feet in depth, workers are supposed to use safety measures such as cutting steps or an incline ...