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A worker has died following a trench collapse at a home on Long Island.
Emergency crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 for a collapse at a property in Smithtown, located in the village of Head of the Harbor on Piper Lane.
Suffolk County Police said an employee with Copiague-based Darius Masonry was installing cesspool rings at the home when he entered the hole to level the ring.
While he was down in the hole, the excavated dirt collapsed on top of him, burying him in approximately ten feet of soil.
Multiple agencies were called to the scene to help rescue the man, including the Stony Brook and Setauket fire departments.
Crews eventually extricated him from the trench and pronounced him dead at the scene.
On Monday night, police identified the victim as Lauro Pacheco, age 38, of Bay Shore.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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