Investigation of the Trench Collapse at I-95 on February 4, 2018, in Miami, FL

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To repair a damaged or misaligned buried drainage pipe, the employees were hand-digging a trench besides a newly installed concrete barrier, more than 130 feet long. The concrete barrier collapsed into the trench while the employees were digging the trench. Two employees in the trench were killed. Back to Top