$10,000 to set trench boxes for the plumber.

We were hired to set the trench boxes for this sewer tap. The hole was 20 foot deep and required to 10' x 4' trench boxes. We got it ready for the Plumber to take over.
#ThomasConstructionTexas #SewerTap #TrenchBoxes

[@ramonrivera3432]

The dude inside the bucket 😂😂😂

[@robertwiggler4193]

Talking about trench safety while there's a guy in an excavator bucket 10 ft in the air with a saw😂😂that's definitely OSHA approved 😂😂😂😂

[@barryguerrero6480]

These guys are lucky to be working for you, because you don't take chances with them. I did utility spotting for my dad when I was just a kid. I don't know how he got away with it, union wise. It was a water line on a busy street just laden with cross utilities. I loved doing that job, and took it very seriously. It was only 4 to 5 ft. deep, but there was lots of strange old utilities that weren't marked, or showing on the plans. It ended up being pretty slow going. It was a lot of fun for a kid: tractors, traffic, noise, diesel smoke, etc.

[@bonnieewart9954]

Glad to see a video again good job Thomas consternation of Texas

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

More to come!

[@Xifferent]

Nice, I did a lift station for a sewer and water treatment facility. At our maximum depth we reached 42 feet. Also dug over the top of a lot of lines as a spotter. I was super excited when I got sent to a company with a hydro excavator. It made finding utilities a lot easier.

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

42 feet that is deep. It's fun when it goes right

[@TopTopTopD]

Thomas excellent videos! Keep them coming, we all love them....

[@enriquearreaga7027]

Great explanation!

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

Thanks!

[@marty486]

That was excellent commentary .that’s how you do it

[@ads221430]

Yoooo these guys are wild. I thought so. Florida was bad but this is something else

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

What part of Florida? I used to live in the state. Thanks for watching

[@antpoo]

This is interesting. I have to dig a 4m trench for a sewer offset junction to go into my property. I see the trench box is fine for straddling the sewer main, but how do you then put your junction pipe in which is close to right angle off the main? The trench box is solid and blocks the way.

[@katdeskinner]

Jesus get these guys the proper lifting rigging. Omg

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

what is up boss man. congrats on the monotization. not sure i told u yet

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

Hey, thanks! The buggy looks like it's working out well for you. Looks nice after you fixed it up. Good deal.

[@ericsarratt6377]

Did you ever get the follow up video to this one published? I looked on the site and could not find it.

[@dennisdill9433]

No hard hats were harmed in this video

[@fredbarrera9589]

Where is the PPE for the workers

[@dakotawagner2546]

I like the three feet above the box

[@mattthomas3207]

need a 4 post bridal for lifting the box makes it a breeze

[@bob.bobman]

Why you don't hydro vac first to locate it?

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

Not my job. I was hired just to dig it and set the boxes. Thanks for watching

[@g.prince6265]

The damn pipelayer knows they should have the cleanout at no more than 4 ft. What kind of jackleg pipelaying are they doing?

[@dankification]

Well 10k for safety is better then spending 10k for a funeral for someone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@bob.bobman]

How much per day to rent those trench boxes?

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

I was not responsible for the rental of them. I would guess their cost is about 2000 a week for the two.

[@dane9175]

It's not cheap to comply with OSHA. But being safe is important😎

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

I would feel like crap if something happened to one of my guys. Safety is important.

[@medolmshaoshasafetyman]

Was this in compliance though? Over 20 foot depth, they would need a Registered Professional Engineer involved. Also, OSHA would cite the man in the bucket cutting the limbs at the beginning of the video as well as not wearing hard hats either would be just another citation.... sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but excavation and trenching is on OSHA's radar, so be prepared. And when you choose to put out a video, make sure a safety person vets it ahead of time! Just my thoughts, being a safety trainer.

[@matthewroy7867]

@@thomasconstructiontexasthat’s why you have a guy trimming trees in the bucket

[@helloitsme3287]

@@medolmshaoshasafetyman lots of issues and citations for this video. The 10,000 he just made goes out the door with a willful violation. Once osha is on the job, he had better make sure his 300 logs are up to date, his training logs are up to date, his hazard assessment is up to date, etc...........

[@bob.bobman]

Where do you pump the water to?

[@brianpearl7504]

Either away from the trench or into a catch basin that isn't tied back into what you're working on.

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

As the comment below said into the catch basin. Thanks for watching.

[@kaleemmohammed9049]

Shoemakers

[@travisbenner5540]

What a complete sh*t show no PPE standing in a bucket rigging off the bucket prime example of a owner/boss that doesn’t care and or know better gonna get someone put in a situation working for this guy

[@donttreadonme9132]

Thats a risky way to find a utility. You need a hydrovac bud.

[@pahillbillypappysteve2357]

lots of unsafe practices going on . not osha approved for sure!

[@mareckin08]

god dam i will be millionare in my country 10000 for such a easy thing

[@scottjones6539]

They don't know what a vac truck is

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

Do you know how to do it without a vacuum truck?

[@ads221430]

Lol i see a guy standing in a bucket cutting a brand off the tree, I’m kicking the contractor off my site.

[@out4fun965]

That is funny tho

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

The monkey bars at the elementary school I went to was higher than that.

[@DLo336]

Nah I run equipment, they run shovels. I don’t ask them to get in the machine to dig, don’t ask me to get out and dig

[@scottjones6539]

I can tell ther non union. He needs to put iderlers to the rear when digging for more counterweight inexperience for sure. !

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

You are correct. We are non-union and will stay that way.

[@out4fun965]

Easy money if you got 10,000 for it

[@thomasconstructiontexas]

This developer that we're doing it for, he pays . Thanks for watching

[@johnmcneilly7287]

The osha violations would be 3 times that.