Quick-coupling devices save labor and have made excavators more versatile. (Photo courtesy of Komatsu America Corp.) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating an ...

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 ...

Excavators and hydraulic material handler attachments used by demolition contractors and recyclers have always had a variety of functions, but this century has witnessed an increase in attachments ...