98 incidents.

109 casualties*.

  (since 2011)

 

 (727 incidents, 935 casualties since 1900)

 

I strive to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on trench and excavation incidents. I am committed to making sure that rescue personnel have access to the information they need to help save lives and respond to emergencies.

This database is constantly updated with the latest incident reports and is an invaluable resource for those in the rescue field.

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Disclaimer

This data is provided to whomever wants to use it. It is a WORK IN PROGRESS. The incidents described, particularly the more recent ones, hopefully serve as useful case studies, with the same themes showing up repeatedly. Inevitably, there will be mistakes in this data. All care has been taken, however be careful relying on this data. I KNOW INCIDENTS ARE MISSING. The data presented here is based on PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION (newspapers, TV, research articles). So if you know of any not here, or are able to fill the gaps, please feel free to let me know (trenchrescueaustralia@gmail.com) so I can build a better model.  Or find TrenchRescueAustralia on Facebook.

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