Trench Collapse
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Workers in Calgary advocate for safety reform after man dies in trench collapseThe battalion chief said that there was no trench box in place initially, so crews had to place one before they could safely enter the trench.CanadaJun 12, 2023
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Calgary worker killed as trench collapses during Charleswood sewer repairEfforts are underway to recover a worker following a workplace accident in a residential neighbourhood in northwest Calgary.CanadaJun 8, 2023
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Worker rescued after being stuck in trench collapse at Toronto homeOfficials said they performed a trench rescue at a detached single family home on Warlock Crescent, in the Finch and Bayview avenues area, at around 10:51 a.m. on Monday.CanadaJul 11, 2022
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Peterborough firefighters rescue man after partial trench collapseFirefighters spent over an hour working to rescue a man from a trench collapse on Brioux Avenue in Peterborough.NewsAug 16, 2021
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Man rescued after getting trapped in trench collapse at east Edmonton construction siteEmergency crews were successfully able to free a man from a collapsed trench at an east Edmonton construction site late Thursday afternoon.CanadaJun 14, 2018
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Excavation director sentenced to jail time for fatal Edmonton trench collapseIn a rare move, the director of an excavation company has been sentenced to jail time for his role in a trench collapse in Edmonton that killed a contract worker in April 2015.CrimeNov 2, 2017
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Toronto company fined $75K after worker killed in trench collapseA Toronto company has been fined $75,000 after a construction worker died in a trench collapse in 2014.CanadaOct 12, 2016
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Charges laid in death of Edmonton worker killed in collapsed trenchA developer and two contractors are facing nearly two dozen charges in connection with the death of a labourer who died after a trench he was working in collapsed in Westmount on April 28, 2015.CrimeOct 3, 2016
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