Oxford Township, MI – A construction worker is in stable condition after being rescued from a trench collapse Tuesday morning at a work site in Oxford Township, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies and the Oxford Fire Department responded at approximately 9:25 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, to the 3900 block of Barber Road after receiving a report of a worker trapped in a collapsed trench.
The preliminary investigation found that workers were installing field tile as part of a septic system when a 35-year-old Ira Township man entered the trench to glue pipe together. While he was inside, a trench wall collapsed, burying him beneath the soil.
Deputies and firefighters immediately began rescue efforts and successfully extricated the worker from the trench.
The man was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital, where he remains in stable condition while undergoing further evaluation, authorities said.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau responded to assist with the investigation, along with an investigator from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), which is leading the workplace safety investigation into the incident.
The sheriff’s office also deployed its Drone Unit to provide aerial documentation of the scene.
Authorities have not released additional details about what caused the trench to collapse. The investigation remains ongoing.
