IN Construction Accident Lawyer

Sometimes your Indiana Construction Accident Lawyer is Your Trench Collapse Lawyer in Indiana, and those are sad days indeed. Trench collapse accidents have been thouroughly studied by OSHA and IOSHA and are easily prevented if OSHA Construction Accident Laws are followed. Basically, a trench box is required for the worker to work in. In addition, a ladder for getting in and out of the trench prevents the sides from crumbling and finally the excavating equipment and dirt pile have to be far enough away from the trench to prevent their weight from collapsing the trench.

Here is the result when Construction Safety Rules are not followed:

Here are some tips from OSHA to prevent Trench collapses:

Working safely in trenches

Do NOT enter an unprotected trench!

Each employee in a trench shall be protected from a cave-in by an adequate protective system.

Some of the protective systems for trenches are:

• Sloped for stability; or
• Cut to create stepped benched grades; or
• Supported by a system made with posts, beams, shores or planking and hydraulic jacks; or
•Supported by a trench box to protect workers in a trench.
Additionally, excavated or other materials must be at least 2 feet back from the edge of a trench; and
A safe means of egress shall be provided within 25 feet of workers in a trench.

For more complete information:

U.S. Department of Labor
www.osha.gov (800) 321-OSHA
TTY (877) 889-5627

If you or a loved one was involved in a trench collapse accident and need an Indiana Lawyer, Please call. Also please consult our FREE INDIANA CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT GUIDE available by clicking on the cover to your right. Our Construction Accident law firm represents injured iron workers, electricians, pipefitters, masons in all variety of construction accidents, including fall protection, scaffold accidents, trench collapse accidents and other work injuries. We are not limited to Indianapolis, but travel throughout the state, including Fort Wayne, Evansville, New Albany, Evansville, South Bend and Terre Haute. If Workers Compensation in Indiana is not fully compensating you for your loss (and its not!) then BE SAFE and give us a call. Thanks!, John.