Editor’s Note: This article is being republished with permission from the National Utility Contractors Association’s Utility Contractor magazine. For more information, visit www.nuca.com.
Buried alive. Alone. Screaming you know no one can hear. You wonder if the rescuers can get to you in time. You can’t move a muscle — not even your fingers. It is tough for you to breathe. And breathing is getting more difficult with each shallow breath because the dirt is crushing you.
You have been doing this type of work for years and odds were that it would never happen to you. You may be asking yourself
