The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a Pennsylvania sewer worker who was killed when a 12-foot-deep trench collapsed on him Sept. 28.The victim, Jacob Casher, reportedly jumped into the trench shortly after 2 p.m. to retrieve a shovel the four-man crew had left behind, according to the Butler Eagle.“(The workers) jumped in and tried to get him uncovered,” Penn Township police officer Jack Ripper told the newspaper. “I got there and they were still in the hole trying to get him out. I told them to get out for their own safety.”The crew had managed
Sewer Worker Killed in Trench Collapse
Victim, 21, jumped into unshored 12-foot pit to retrieve shovel.
Oct 12, 2015 | by Sarah Hirsch and Luke LeNoble |
