Overview
- A manually dug tunnel beneath an apartment foundation collapsed on Thursday afternoon while two plumbers worked under the structure, leaving one worker rescued and the other trapped.
- Dallas Fire-Rescue and DFW Urban Search and Rescue teams responded and reached the site at 2275 Sage Hill Lane to dig and cut through concrete to reach the victims.
- Dallas County medical examiners identified the worker who died and pronounced him dead at the scene after crews removed about three feet of dirt, according to officials.
- OSHA and the county medical examiner have opened investigations to determine the cause of the collapse and whether any safety violations occurred at the work site.
- The collapse has prompted local fire and rescue units to secure the scene and could lead to closer scrutiny of manual tunneling and concrete-pour procedures at similar construction sites.