they are ready to attempt a rescue. Assembling structures to shore up the sidewalls helps to ensure that a trench won’t collapse further. In addition to building a trench wall, the rescue team may ...

Cape Girardeau battalion chief Brad Dillow says this rescue put that training ... We had an area on this side of the trench that was hanging over and could potentially collapse on the rest of ...

Crews have pulled a worker out of a collapsed trench. SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene along Hill Road in Powder Springs. Cobb ...

WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Fire officials held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on the two workers who were saved following a hole ...

The 27-year-old victim was buried under dirt and debris after the collapse of a 17-foot channel dug for a pipe project.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were taken to a hospital in Cobb County after being briefly trapped in a collapsed trench. It ...

were excavating a hole about 15 feet deep when the trench collapsed. Moline said they are looking into whether safety precautions were put in place prior to the incident. He credits the rescue as ...

A California construction company has been issued proposed penalties totaling $157,500 following the death of one of its ...

According to Cobb County fire officials, it happened in the 9000 block of Hill Road, just off Hiram Lithia Springs Road.

“One person survived the trench collapse, although he sustained severe ... Furthermore, he said, rescue personnel are also put in harm's way, as they are required to conduct rescues in extremely ...

Joel Gomez was in a 17-foot-deep unshored earthen channel that collapsed onto him on Aug. 28, leaving him trapped under dirt ...