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Construction: The 411 on 811; Why You Should Always Dial Before You Dig
March 2008
A worker digging a trench for a new water main struck a petroleum pipe with a backhoe in the East Bay city of Walnut Creek in 2004 because its location hadn't been accurately marked. The resulting explosion killed five men and left 14 children fatherless. Four different employers faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and $69 million in civil penalties. The pipeline's owner, . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Roundtree Plumbing, Heating Inc. Dockets 06-R1D3-731 through 734
On January 10 and 11, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ("the Division"), through safety Engineer Paul Guiriba ("Guiriba") conducted an inspection at 977 Alameda De Las Pulgas, and 1082 Lupine Drive, both in San Carlos, California, where employees of Roundtree Plumbing, Heating Inc. ("Employer") were working. . . . more »
News Note: California Researchers Take On Trenching Injuries
October 2006
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, together with staffers in the Occupational Health Branch of the California Department of Health Services, have created a new report . . . more »
Trenching and Excavation: How to Permit, Protect, and Inspect to Save the Lives of Workers in This Dangerous Job
May 2006
An unprotected trench is an invitation to disaster. When trench walls collapse, workers can be buried alive, crushed, and suffocated. Rescue of a buried worker is problematic as well--digging a worker . . . more »
Beware of Trenching Accidents
August 2005
Utilities and contractors such as Granite Construction often send employees out to dig and work in trenches--where accidents are common and too often deadly. Make sure a trained, competent person over . . . more »
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