2 Workers Killed In Trench Collapse
WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4)- Rescue crews were not able to save two workers who were trapped after a trench collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. The trench was at a home construction site in Windsor.
"Both trapped parties have succumbed to their injuries," officials announced shortly before 10 p.m.
The two men were trapped more than 10 feet down at the new home construction at 925 Camberly Drive.
Workers on scene were able to get a PVC pipe to one of the workers -- and officials said family members were able to talk to the victim with the use of specialized equipment before he passed away from his injuries.
Rescue crews were not able to communicate with the other victim.
The rescue effort began shortly after 2 p.m. when the trench collapsed. Due to the soil conditions where the workers are trapped, the excavation had to be conducted by hand using small shovels and buckets to remove the soil from around the workers.
Crews spent more than seven hours working to extricate the workers.
"We now have nearly 60 first responders on scene - including Platte Valley and Front Range have arrived to assist," officials wrote on the Windsor Severance Fire Rescue Facebook page at about 7:30 p.m. "Crews are expected to work for the next several hours."
Windsor Severance Fire Rescue shared photos of the rescue operation on Facebook.
When emergency crews finally reached the trapped workers, both had succumbed to injuries sustained in the collapse. Their bodies have been turned over to the Weld County Coroner for investigation.
