Freak accident kills Long Island worker fixing septic system
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A man died after he was buried alive while working on a septic system on Long Island, New York,[4] on Monday, according to police.
The worker, Lauro Pacheco, 38, of Bay Shore, was installing cesspool rings[5] at a home in Head of the Harbor just before 2:30 p.m. when the incident took place, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a press release. Head of the Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, located on the North Shore of Long Island. The victim entered the hole to level a cesspool ring when excavated dirt collapsed on him and buried him alive, police said.
A man died in an accident on Long Island, New York, on Monday after he was buried in a hole while installing a septic system. (Newsday RM)
AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVER SHARES HARROWING ORDEAL AFTER FALLING 13 FEET INTO SEPTIC TANK[6] Emergency crews from several towns worked to dig the worker free but could not save him in time. He was eventually removed from the hole by Emergency Service Section[7] officers about five hours later and pronounced dead, police said.
The worker was installing cesspool rings at a home in Head of the Harbor when the incident took place, police said. (Google Maps)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP[8] Pacheco and employees from Darius Masonry Inc. were installing cesspool rings at the home at 1 Piper Lane when tragedy struck, police said. Head of the Harbor Police Chief Chuck Lohmann said the worker was helping to install a septic tank near the carriage house on the property, according to PIX11.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
A map shows Head of Harbor on Long Island. (Google Maps)
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