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CLEANING A CAVE IN - Continued
4.
Clean cave in from the side of the trench.
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TRENCHING ON A SLOPE
WARNING
PREVENTING CAVE IN
Work perpendicular to or at an angle to excavation, with travel motors to the rear of the
machine. Failure to comply may result in injury or death to personnel.
Do not drive near the edge of an excavation or trench. Failure to comply may result in
injury or death to personnel.
Do not dig under the machine. Failure to comply may result in injury or death to personnel.
To prevent the spoil pile from caving in the excavation, spoil piles should be placed at
least 3 ft (1 m) from trench. Failure to comply may result in injury or death to personnel.
NOTE
The deeper the trench the further away the spoil pile should be.
1.
When trenching across a slope, level the machine so that the bottom of the trench will be level.
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Figure 8. Trenching on a Slope.
2.
Level machine by counter-rotating tracks or by digging a shelf.
3.
Place spoil piles on the upper side of the slope to improve machine stability and ease backfilling.
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