The Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility let a $7-million contract last year to install 4,200 linear feet of high-capacity 48-inch-diameter steel spiral water main pipe, in 40-foot joint lengths.

Trench work is inherently dangerous, and trench boxes used in trench and excavation projects help keep workers safe and protected from cave-ins. Eight tips from United Rentals enhance trench box ...

United Rentals, Inc. is sharing eight trench box safety tips to help contractors and utilities promote safe work practices in trenching and excavation operations. Developed from United Rentals’ ...

Update Friday, August 2: The worker found in the trench box Thursday has passed away, according to Suffolk Fire & Rescue. His name will not be released to respect the family's privacy. Suffolk Fire ...

More than 250 workers have died in what experts say are preventable trench collapses over the last decade — with at least 20 fatalities in Texas. Critics say laws aren't enforced sufficiently.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Fire & Rescue (SFR) responded to the scene of a technical rescue incident Thursday afternoon at Second Avenue and Pitchkettle Road. SFR said they were dispatched to the ...

When a trench collapse trapped two workers in Yarmouth, MA, firefighters launched a technical rescue operation. Scott Smith ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A construction worker was rescued from a trench box that shifted and fell at a site in Hartford on Friday morning. Hartford firefighters said they were called to 205 Retreat Ave.