The company that employed a man who was trapped up to his neck after a trench collapsed in Allentown has a history of safety violations, according to OSHA.The company that employed a man who was trapped up to his neck after a trench collapsed in Allentown has a history of safety violations, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA is now investigating the collapse that trapped an employee for more than eight hours on Wednesday. The owner of the company in Allentown could not be reached for comment. Rescuers had to first shore up the sides of the trench that was nearly 12 feet deep. Then they pumped in heat to prevent hypothermia as temperatures dropped. Paramedics hooked the man up to an IV while rescuers started digging by hand.
After more than eight hours, rescuers freed the man at 10:18 p.m. to cheers from onlookers. He was rushed by ambulance to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest where he was listed in stable condition on Thursday afternoon.