Workers face many dangers in the underground world of wastewater. Sadly, the life of one young worker was taken last week when he was overcome by fumes in a large pipe at a wastewater treatment plant in Tampa, Fla.
According to the Tampa Port Authority, the accident happened early Thursday evening, April 11, at the City of Tampa Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant at the Port of Tampa. Seven employees of Lanzo Trenchless Technologies were involved, and all were taken to the hospital after being overcome by fumes inside a sewer pipe. Unfortunately, 33-year-old Jesus Jimenez died from inhalation
