Pipe burst sewer and open trench

In this video, we needed to open trench a short section of sewer that had a bad belly in the pipe, then from the house to our trench, we pipe burst to avoid the gas line and digging up 7' of dirt as it rose up near the house.
We took out a section of driveway so we could put it back until the concrete guy could replace it, then relocated the cleanout access pipe in the middle of the yard.

[@chrisnelly2518]

If your company has insurance then you better be careful showing a man in a 8' hole with no shoring. It's lot cheaper to make a bigger / wider hole than paying for a lost of life

[@PRC533]

Spoil pile was too close to the edge as well and I was cringing watching that guy stand right next to hydraulics under intense pressure (and frankly underneath the bucket of that mini-ex). One pinhole and he's in a world of trouble.

[@ChrisPlotz]

It’s really not though.

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

Bigger/wider holes are more likely to colapse fyi

[@mwrcrft]

Another great video , I do enjoy the pipe burst pulling deal.

[@kcplumbingandrooter]

I do too!

[@martincooperbradford]

Not to jump on the OSHA wagon here. A Trench collapse takes about .5 seconds - same time that it takes the average human to realize something is happening (no time for reacting) - A Cubic yard of soil can weigh 3K lbs (3’x3’x3’). Plumbers are usually bent over in a trench - imagine getting hit with 3K+ lbs on your back - probably break it. I say this as a 20+ year commercial plumber and an ex OSHA 30 instructor. Add the shoring materials and time into the contract. Not to mention - if anything ever happened to one of your workers - you have given them the golden ticket with videos like this - shows a jury a total disregard to safety - this would be a willful violation - that my friend is huge $$$, and can also turn into Criminal - Look up Atlantic Drain in Boston and the owner Kevin Otto, he was sentenced to a year in jail, for criminal negligence. Two of his workers were buried in a trench when a unsupported fire hydrant main let go. The were basically in quick sand and drowned / buried in mud. Two families lost loved ones - no trench box or shoring and an unsupported 8” water line. Do the right thing for your workers!

[@RoadKingR8DR]

Alot of u guys worried about the shoring😂 I DO AGREE WITH U BUT!!! if that dude and his crew dont care i dont either it is wat it is … me personally woulda packed my shit and left theres plenty of plumbing companys looking for lic. Plumbers 🤘🏽

[@Graffenwehr]

That's nice work you guys did!

[@Eagle7834]

Another straight cut ditch with someone down there. Unreal

[@jeffjones4006]

I’ve been on breaks where 36” pipe was fused and connected to ductile pipe

[@jimanderson4495]

Thanks

[@TheGuccibane]

Watching a fiction TV series? Eh no thanks.. Watching specialty tools doing specialty tasks? You friggin bet your bottom dollar!

[@digger_jon2778]

If you cant setup shoring you have zero right to be digging earth plain and simple you and your employees lifes are worth the investment

[@brianmay530]

Why would you ever have a ladder in a hole with no shoring on KZbin? Guess I answered my own question… osha will see it

[@PRC533]

They were right to have a ladder in the hole, but they were using the wrong ladder and using it incorrectly at that. There are very many other things wrong with that setup as well, I gave a very detailed explanation in another comment but it's been crickets so far.

[@azmrblack]

How do you guys ensure the fall of the pipe is correct along the entire run?

[@KevinSmith-be3or]

The fall on the pipe isn’t their problem, it’s the other things they failed on.

[@ChrisPlotz]

What machine are you using to do you pull

[@haloplumbingservices1340]

Shoring......lol.....time is $$$$ and OSHA not around.....

[@PRC533]

Looks like every excavation I ever rolled up on when I had that job. It only takes seeing one dead body underneath a few tons of dirt to convince you that proper shoring is always necessary.

[@alanlofts1653]

Probably quarter million dollars worth of equipment on job site and can’t afford shoring for safety unbelievable

[@kcplumbingandrooter]

Awesome observation

[@roberthernandez1985]

That is a pretty deep coffin ⚰️ to be working in lol KC we use the hydraulic shoring jacks they’re cheap and easy to use and lightweight

[@penstateftw422]

@@roberthernandez1985 and you cant rent hydaulic shoring from rental places for 160 cad a day, give u 6 jacks and like 12 plates lmao. i guess a guys life is worth less than 130 usd

[@alanlofts1653]

Where’s the shoring

[@MrBurnsSoFunny]

shores or props used to support or hold up something weak or unstable.

[@philiphorner31]

Another job ignorant of trench shoring. You get away with that until you don't.

[@KevinSmith-be3or]

Any plumbing company with Rooter in it, makes me cringe.

[@SirIvan1690]

Shoring for such a small hole, would be costly, and wouldn’t need it, unless you don’t know what your doing, and this guy, knows his stuff.

[@s0nnyburnett]

Lawyers from the family cost even more.

[@s0nnyburnett]

Only bachelors allowed in the pit or does nobody give a shit?