# Order 17 - Excavation operations — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Order 17 - Excavation operations, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age; cfr section is 570.68; regulatory text is The following occupations in excavation operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age:, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Order 17 - Excavation operations _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Prohibited under 18 - declared particularly hazardous for minors between 16 and 18 years of age _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **cfr section:** 570.68 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **regulatory text:** The following occupations in excavation operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age: _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 570.68 Occupations in excavation operations (Order 17). (a) Finding and declaration of fact. The following occupations in excavation operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age: (1) Excavating, working in, or backfilling (refilling) trenches, except (i) manually excavating or manually backfilling trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point, or (ii) working in trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point. (2) Excavating for buildings or other structures or working in such excavations, except:

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.68

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)](https://referencesource.org/federal-child-labor-hazardous-occupations/).