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Man dies after trench collapses on him in Holdenville, police say

An investigation is ongoing

Man dies after trench collapses on him in Holdenville, police say

An investigation is ongoing

IT IS 941 ON YOUR TUESDAY MORNING. NOW TO A BREAKING UPDATE ON A TRAGIC STORY OUT OF HOLDENVILLE. HOLDENVILLE POLICE CONFIRMING A KOCO THAT A CONTRACTOR WAS REPLACING A SEWER LINE WHEN A TRENCH HE WAS WORKING IN COLLAPSED YESTERDAY. HE’S SINCE DIED. AND THIS WAS NEAR VOORHEES IS IN THIRD PEN WEST. HIS BODY LATER RECOVERED FROM THAT HOLE AFTER SEVERAL AGENCIES TRIE
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Man dies after trench collapses on him in Holdenville, police say

An investigation is ongoing

A worker died after he got trapped in a hole when a trench collapsed on him Monday in Holdenville.| ORIGINAL STORY | Worker stuck in hole after trench collapses in Hughes CountyAround 3:45 p.m. Monday, Hughes County Central Dispatch 911 received a report that a trench collapsed near Vorhees Street and Third Penn West. Police said in a news release that a local contractor was replacing a compromised sewer line at a home when the trench collapsed, trapping a worker inside.Emergency crews and agencies responded and worked to rescue the man. Around 11:20 p.m., crews recovered the worker’s body.>> Download the KOCO 5 App The Holdenville Police Department identified the victim as Jose Valenzuela.An investigation is ongoing and was turned over to OSHA and the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office in coordination with the Holdenville Police Department. Top Headlines Victim taken to hospital after machete attack at Plaza Inn in Oklahoma City, police say Years-long federal investigation leads to black market marijuana bust in Oklahoma City Congestion, delays expected on I-40 as long-awaited project begins in Oklahoma City Shocking videos of Deer Creek students beating dogs catches attention, concern from PETAStudent brought in for questioning after possible threat against Yukon Public Schools

A worker died after he got trapped in a hole when a trench collapsed on him Monday in Holdenville.

| ORIGINAL STORY | Worker stuck in hole after trench collapses in Hughes County

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Around 3:45 p.m. Monday, Hughes County Central Dispatch 911 received a report that a trench collapsed near Vorhees Street and Third Penn West. Police said in a news release that a local contractor was replacing a compromised sewer line at a home when the trench collapsed, trapping a worker inside.

Emergency crews and agencies responded and worked to rescue the man. Around 11:20 p.m., crews recovered the worker’s body.

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The Holdenville Police Department identified the victim as Jose Valenzuela.

An investigation is ongoing and was turned over to OSHA and the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office in coordination with the Holdenville Police Department.

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