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 into ...

ST. GEORGE — St. George firefighters and police on Wednesday recovered the body of a man who died after being buried in the yard of a home after a trench collapse. St. George Fire Chief Robert ...

The 13-foot-deep trench they were working in partially collapsed, and they immediately notified their supervisor. No one was hurt. Hours later, according to the federal Occupational Safety and ...

With the donation, the department added to its collapse and trench rescue equipment. When responding to certain calls, the department needs to stabilize the area to make sure it’s safe before crews go ...

Though he was pulled alive from a trench that collapsed, burying him, Trevor Kilgore has been haunted by the memory of those terrifying moments and troubled by nightmares and insomnia because, as his ...