Worker found dead after an apparent accident in north Harris County. (KTRK)
Updated 36 mins ago
A worker was found dead today after an apparent accident at a construction site in north Harris County.
Emergency workers tell abc13 the accident happened at En-Plast on FM 1960 near Carlsway Road.
We're told an employee wasn't seen for about 30 minutes when his co-workers began searching for him. He was found under a pile of materials that fell on him, pinning him in the rubble.
The construction workers began digging him out, and gave him CPR, but when EMS arrived, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Harris County Sheriff's Department is investigating.
En-Plast is a USA based company that manufactures engineered pad profiles utilizing post-consumer recycled material and other plastics for multiple in-ground and above ground applications.
Our products are unique and used for innovative applications as replacement and enhancement of traditional material in attractive end markets such as noise pollution, water conservation, impact absorption, reinforcement and foundations.
Our designs and applications abate installation cost and construction time. The company harbors a distribution point for engineered materials and operates in the Americas through direct sale and strategic partnership channels.
En-Plast sources raw material that are currently underutilized or wasted, making an effort to reduce unwanted earth pollutants.