Summary Statement
Trench box being moved by a backhoe to be placed in a trench to shield workers from trench collapse.
Crushed/Struck By, Trenches & Excavations, Laborer, Operating Engineer, Commercial & Institutional, Heavy & Highway, Industrial, Images, Motor Vehicles/Heavy Equipment, Plumber/Pipefitter
trench box, trench mule, shielding
NIOSH/John Rekus
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