Boundary Excavation – Unsafe

·         Cave-ins or collapses that threaten the safety of workers by entrapping or crushing them.
·         Workers being injured by falling machinery or excavated material 
·         The danger of falling into the pit or excavation.
·         Inundation caused by water buildup or flooding.
·         The risk of being exposed to a dangerous atmosphere (
·         Come into contact with buried utility lines of any kind, whether they be for electricity, natural gas, water, sewage, telecommunications, or anything else.
·         Make contact with the electrical lines that hang overhead.
·         Slips, trips, and falls can occur when workers climb on and off of equipment, or when access and egress mechanisms are not properly implemented.
·         Getting hit by moving machinery, falling objects, or objects in flight are all potential hazards.
·         Dangers arising from the manipulation of materials 

The motion of soil or rock into a digging, or the damage of soil from under a ditches protection or support structure, in quantities large enough just to to snare, submerge, or harm and incapacitate a person, is referred to as a cave-in. Cave-ins can occur in a variety of environments, including mines, trenches, and tunnels.

Trenching is likely one of the most hazardous occupations that excavation professionals may perform in the industry today. The number of fatalities associated with trenching and excavation operations is 112% higher than those associated with general construction activity.