OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. \u2013 A worker has been rescued after a trench collapse in Oxford Township.<\/p>\n
Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Oxford Fire Department responded to a report of a worker trapped at around 9:30 a.m. on June 30 at the 3900 block of Barber Road.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, deputies and firefighters immediately began rescue efforts and successfully extricated the worker. <\/p>\n
Police say the Ira Township man, 35, was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital, where he remains in stable condition and undergoing further evaluation. <\/p>\n
Preliminary investigation indicates workers were installing field tile as part of a septic system when the man entered the trench to glue pipe together. <\/p>\n
Investigators say while the man was inside, a trench wall collapsed, burying him beneath the soil.<\/p>\n
The Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office Detective Bureau responded to the scene with an investigator from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).<\/p>\n
MIOSHA is leading a workplace safety investigation for the incident.<\/p>\n
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