It started innocently enough. An excavator operator was holding a bucket over two trench workers' heads to protect them from gravel that was being placed into the trench via a loader. The bucket ...

In June, a construction worker in Ohio was working in a trench when the bucket on a nearby excavator came loose and pinned him against a water line that was being installed. The 34-year-old father of ...

Quick couplers, those handy hydraulic devices that conveniently connect buckets to an excavator arm, are becoming standard equipment on many manufacturers’ excavators and are a popular aftermarket add ...