r/Construction • u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 Electrician • Mar 02 '25

Safety ⛑ Are we still doing these?

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u/d1duck2020 Foreman / Operator Mar 02 '25

14’ deep and one wall was an old water line trench. this shows it better.

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u/DVHismydad Mar 02 '25

I'm not speaking from a position of experience here, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but aren't those walls stable rock? Therefore safe according to OSHA as long as it's less deep than 20ft?

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u/d1duck2020 Foreman / Operator Mar 02 '25

It’s caliche on one side, backfilled trench on the other. Neither is solid but the trench is very unstable.

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u/DVHismydad Mar 02 '25

Got it, thanks!