While paramedics were able to rescue one construction worker trapped under dirt from a trench collapse, his co-worker and friend, 24-year-old Isidro Martinez, was not as fortunate. Martinez, a husband and father, lost his life in the unprotected trench.
Following an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency cited Baton Rouge-based Ted Hebert LLC on Nov. 20 for one willful and five serious violations. OSHA cited the willful violation for exposing workers to trench hazards and for failing to provide an adequate protection system, such as a trench box or similar equipment, to keep the trench from collapsing. The inspection took place on May 21, 2015.