ALLENTOWN, Penn. -- Before emergency responders managed to free a worker stuck in an eastern Pennsylvania trench for more than eight hours, the trapped man was given some positive news: he is going to ...

Clark County contractor cited for repeated trench safety violations; quick action prevented potential tragedy.

UPDATE: The worker has been rescued. The previous story from Aug. 28, 2025, is below. A worker is trapped in a large hole after a trench collapsed at a construction site in Charleroi, prompting a ...

ENCINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A construction worker died in a partial trench collapse in Encino on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Amid a rescue attempt by first responders, LAFD ...

RIVERDALE, Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters scrambled to rescue a construction worker who became trapped following a trench collapse in the Bronx Thursday morning. It happened at a site on Mosholu Avenue ...

A Texas construction company that was one of scores across the country whose employees have died after trenches they were working in collapsed, reached a plea deal Tuesday with prosecutors.

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The construction workers who helped save a man’s life during a recent trench collapse in Tucson are getting some recognition. Several crews were called to the scene on Aug. 1 ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WABC) -- A construction worker died after being buried alive when a trench collapsed. It happened at a construction site in Franklin Township late Monday afternoon. The victim ...

An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely ...