Worker Narrowly Escapes Trench Collapse

A video posted by OSHA shows the exact moment of a trench disaster.

Wed September 02, 2015 - National Edition
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OSHA Officials in Oregon have captured the exact moment a shoring trench collapses with a work in the trench, seconds after an OSHA Official warned of the danger.

In the video the official is seen to walk up to a road crew working on a trench. With one worker in the trench itself, the official immediately notices a problem with the setup, and calls for the worker to be evacuated from the trench immediately. Seconds later, one wall of the trench collapses while the worker desperately clings to a pipe to avoid falling in.

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