OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A worker has been rescued after a trench collapse in Oxford Township.
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Oxford Fire Department responded to a report of a worker trapped at around 9:30 a.m. on June 30 at the 3900 block of Barber Road.
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According to authorities, deputies and firefighters immediately began rescue efforts and successfully extricated the worker.
Police say the Ira Township man, 35, was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital, where he remains in stable condition and undergoing further evaluation.
Preliminary investigation indicates workers were installing field tile as part of a septic system when the man entered the trench to glue pipe together.
Investigators say while the man was inside, a trench wall collapsed, burying him beneath the soil.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau responded to the scene with an investigator from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).
MIOSHA is leading a workplace safety investigation for the incident.