Crime & Safety
Hoover Trench Collapse: Deceased Workers Identified
Two men from Guatemala have been identified as the workers who died on a Hoover Job site.
HOOVER, AL - Two men who died after a trench collapsed on a job site in Hoover have been identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the men as Gaspar Manueal-Pedro, 46, and 28-year-old Matias Gaspar-Lopez. Both men lived in Birmingham and were from Guatemala, according to a WBRC report.
The attorney for Water Drainage Solutions, where the men worked, says the company is doing everything it can to help the victims’ families.
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An investigation of the incident is under way by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
A spokesperson with OSHA said the agency is required to issue any citations that may come from their findings within six months.
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