Tuesday, April 25, 2017

4 construction workers were injured after a trench collapsed at a construction site in Northeast D.C.




Workers injured after trench collapse at DC construction site







Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured



Worker rescued after trench collapse at DC construction site; several more injured
 

Updated:Apr 24 2017 11:15AM EDT

WASHINGTON - Four workers were injured after a trench collapsed at a construction site in Northeast D.C. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 9:15 a.m. along the 300 block of H Street.

Three of the workers were hospitalized. One was treated on the scene. Authorities say none of the workers were trapped when they arrived.


The cause of the accident is still being investigated.  Most likely, the trench was not safely secured and its walls collapsed.



Officials say the workers were about 25 feet down when the trench collapsed.