Barstow, David,
When Workers Die: A Trench Caves in; a Young Worker Is Dead. Is It.... David Barstow. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 306, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: When Workers Die: A Trench Caves in; a Young Worker Is Dead. Is It..., Dec. 21, 2003; pp. 1+.
"As the autopsy confirmed, death did not come right away for Patrick M. Walters. On June 14, 2002, while working on a sewer pipe in a trench 10 feet deep, he was buried alive under a rush of collapsing muck and mud. A husky plumber's apprentice, barely 22 years old, Mr. Walters clawed for the surface. Sludge filled his throat. Thousands of pounds of dirt pressed on his chest, squeezing and squeezing until he could not draw another breath." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses the investigation of wrongdoing in the death of Patrick Walters. The plumbing company he worked for had allowed him to work in the trench without any safety equipment, "a blatant violation of federal safety laws."
1522-3191;
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When Workers Die: A Trench Caves in; a Young Worker Is Dead. Is It.... David Barstow. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 306, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: When Workers Die: A Trench Caves in; a Young Worker Is Dead. Is It..., Dec. 21, 2003; pp. 1+.
"As the autopsy confirmed, death did not come right away for Patrick M. Walters. On June 14, 2002, while working on a sewer pipe in a trench 10 feet deep, he was buried alive under a rush of collapsing muck and mud. A husky plumber's apprentice, barely 22 years old, Mr. Walters clawed for the surface. Sludge filled his throat. Thousands of pounds of dirt pressed on his chest, squeezing and squeezing until he could not draw another breath." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses the investigation of wrongdoing in the death of Patrick Walters. The plumbing company he worked for had allowed him to work in the trench without any safety equipment, "a blatant violation of federal safety laws."
1522-3191;
AC1.S5
050