ABSTRACT
A recent survey of accidents has shown that there are on average seven fatalities each year in excavation work. Over a 5-year period, the survey showed that fatal and major injuries to workers who were working in excavations were caused by the following events:
■ struck by falling or fl ying object, including earth (23%); ■ struck by a construction vehicle or plant (15%); ■ falling into excavations or from ladders or working
platforms (14%); ■ contact with electricity (12%); ■ trapped by a collapse of earth or materials (11%); ■ other (25%).
