SHOREHAM, N.Y. (PIX11)— A man was killed after becoming trapped underground while installing a cesspool in Shoreham Saturday morning, Suffolk County Police said.
Kurt Peiscopgrau, 60, of Northport, was working with a crew to install a cesspool at a home located on Josephine Boulevard in Shoreham, N.Y. While working underground to install the cesspool, the ground gave way, trapping Peiscopgrau under the rubble, at approximately 11:25 a.m., police said.
Peiscopgrau’s body was recovered nearly four hours later by Emergency Service Section police officers. The officers were assisted by the Rocky Point, Hagerman, and Brookhaven National Lab Fire Departments, as well as the fire departments and employees of the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, police said.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified about the incident. Police did not provide PIX11 with the name of the name of the cesspool company.
It appears that the installer was using a Vac-Con hydro-excavator and a Link-Belt crawler crane.
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SHOREHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a worker has died after he became trapped under rubble during the installation of a cesspool on Long Island.
Suffolk County police say a crew was installing a cesspool at a home in Shoreham when the ground gave way at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Police say 60-year-old Kurt Peiscopgrau became trapped underground. His body was recovered several hours later.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified.
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A worker was killed while installing a cesspool at a Shoreham house Saturday, Suffolk County police said.
Officers and fire officials said Kurt Peiscopgrau, 60, of Northport died after becoming trapped underground in a pile of rubble.
Rocky Point Fire Chief Mike Yacubich said Peiscopgrau, along with a team of other workers, was installing the cesspool in the front of the house.
Heavy rescue and police vehicles at the scene of an accident in Shoreham, Nov. 18, 2017. Photo Credit: Ed Betz Suffolk officers and Brookhaven emergency crews responded to the scene on Josephine Boulevard at 11:30 a.m., fire officials said.
Yacubich declined to disclose the name of the cesspool company, directing those inquiries to Suffolk County police.
Multiple agencies including Suffolk County Crime Scene, Miller Place and Rocky Point fire departments and trench rescue teams from Brookhaven National Lab were at the scene.
