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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 osl-lA's 29 CFR, Part 1926, subpart ’ , , ' . i
_ _ P — Excavations (hereafter reteried to as K \
The Weight of Soil "Subpai-t P”) was specifically developed ‘ _-. _ W i
_ to address the hazards associated with ’ ,.
Many people don't appreciate the trenches and extavamms vi _ 7 ..
weight of soil. one cubic toot of soil ' i _‘ .7 \
weighs between 90 and 140 pounds. OSl-lA’s definition of a ”cave—in” has x .
Just one cubic yard of soil (27 cubic two parts: ‘
teet), weighs between 2,430 and . .
3, 730 pounds. The human body isn't 1' The 5e1’“'?”°“ °f 3 "““5.5 °‘ 5°”
. . or rock material from the side of an

designed to accept the trauma of havlng extavamm or M1055 of So“ from
=h«=mud~weish« support UTIUTIES
The deaths and injuries result from system, and
sutiocation, cnishing drowning loss of .
tirculation, and objects rolling or falling 2' 1“ SY‘dd‘‘’.‘ ‘“°“‘’‘‘‘‘’‘? ““° ‘h? .
. . excavation, either by falling or sliding
into the trench or excavation. . . . . .

in suificient quantity so that it could
Cave—ins are a simple matter of physics. entrap, bury, or otherwise injure and
'I}iir}i‘k alaout it. iierore we excavate, immobilize a person. [§l'$ %%?g'flifl.E

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7 mm
. . ' . "4. P a cave—in (aside trorn the obvious), 1.. . .. v
all directions in the soil. But once we articular] if Workers are seams]
start excavating we create a void — an F . V. .3’
empty Space The mm Wm Want to m]u.I‘ed or killed. or course, there is - . . 1
' a significant impact on the injured i ‘ * '

worlcers and their families. And .._,_e.i_s‘,,.. .. . ». ' .

theie can also be large direct and 1,‘ ' '5 T".

indirect expenses associated with the " ' ' ‘ :_

cavein tor the employer. There are ...e.,‘ 1*

OSHA citations, which are sometimes ”* “"‘ ' '

hundreds of thousands of dollars. And ,

finally, ciiminal charges can be filed. -. ll!‘ '

What is the True Cost of an

Accident Involving Injury or _

Death?

At least two very real losses are usually

clearly felt by contractors and utilities

when there is an accident involving

injury or death on ajob site. Below are Grouna penamunq Raga;

examples °fS“Ch1°SS€5= Technology can accurately

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Llvlsmble mil with tutu/llprnsxtre Monetary Losses 0!‘ 3 re r pas ens an
L f km d j d k cables. conduits. utilities.
°55 ° 5 9 ' °"P““°““"‘ ""°’ 9”‘ voids. etc. with our sale
Loss otprofit trorn such workers. and nondestructive process.
Loss ot production.
A A Ground Penetrating Radar ls
Tra1r]\(1ng expfensehtor new dpersonnel 1 used an a variety 0, dmemm
to ta e over or t e injure personne . surfaces lncmlnq aspmni
Re—training expense for the injured concrete. gravel. and dirt.
Rtsultlngcnvrln worker to handle another job. Contact your local technician
“h H W I‘ I M k Payment of compensation. “"“V '°' ‘’ FREE QUOTE!
ea i se —excep ins a eroc,
which is extiemely rare — by caving—in. Legal costs. SERWNG THE EN“ “E US’
The end result is that when trench Awards paid out for lawsuits. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
walls cave in, and workers are not Settlement awards GPHS REPRESENTATIVE
properiyjprotemaed (blyl s1opinE,<sl}\ol1’1'eng, In d k '
or s ie ng , ey wi rnost e y ciease wor man's cornpensation
crushed. They can slandachance. premiums. JIM GARDOZA
And there is a mistaken belief that . . . . ‘
713-253-7072
to die. The reality is that workers die 1’‘“‘'‘““"‘5' 1 1 .
atter being just partially buried. Www;gp-radaficom
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