It was around four the afternoon. The workday was just about done when the ground gave way in a trench at a construction site in Vernon. The trench quickly became a grave for the construction worker trapped inside.
Described as a man in his fifties, the worker was still alive after other construction workers and emergency personnel desperately dug him out and provided him with medical aid.
Described as a man in his fifties, the worker was still alive after other construction workers and emergency personnel, but died at a hospital a short time later.
The accident is being investigated by Vernon police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
