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Any construction job is always dangerous and when working below ground level, safety is a large concern. Dirt doesn't seem to care if people are in an open trench when it decides to collapse. Companies like National Trench Safety (NTS) have dedicated time, equipment and money to the cause. But accidents still happen. Utility contractors face a variety of loss, such as employee injuries, automobile accidents, equipment theft and damage, liability claims from many areas that include damage to property of others and contact with overhead or underground utilities. There are also unique exposures, depending on the job site environment, that may require the need to address traffic control, pedestrians and equipment storage.
Forty percent of injuries last year were from the manual labor/stress of the job. These claims are caused by manual handling a variety of work related materials and tools. Claims occur when workers misjudge the weight of materials they try to lift or try to carry material over an uneven or slick walking surf ace. Some claims might be prevented if material being handled is staged better or moved by mechanical devices, Slips, Trips and fall on the Same Level. U.S. Risks offers hard to place risk insurance for all of your utility contractors business needs. In such a risky business a construction owner wants to make sure all of their employees are safe and protected. U.S. Risk has all the tools and underwriters to keep you safe.
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