2022: Deadliest Year For Trench Excavations In Nearly Two Decades
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, thirty-nine people died doing trench or excavation work in the U.S. in 2022. This number more than doubled 2021’s numbers and represents a significant uptake in trench deaths, which averaged 21 each year from 2011-2018. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ramped up enforcement and education efforts to…
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