"Every one of these tragedies could have been prevented had employers complied with OSHA standards," Assistant Secretary for OSHA Doug Parker said in a release. "There simply is no excuse for ignoring safety requirements to prevent trench collapses and cave-ins, and leaving families, friends and co-workers to grieve when the solutions are so well-understood." (Credit: Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock.com)
In June of this year, two workers died at a Jarrell, Texas, job site when the 20-foot deep trench they were working in collapsed. The trench shields, which could have saved their lives, sat unused beside the excavation site.
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Steve Hallo
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