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Rescuers work to free a man who became trapped after a trench collapsed in Forward, Butler County.
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Worker trapped in collapsed trench freed

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Worker trapped in collapsed trench freed

Rescuers have freed a worker from a collapsed trench in Butler County this morning.

County emergency officials said the man was trapped for several hours. 

The collapse was reported about 8:15 a.m. on Marburger Road in Forward, southeast of Evans City, according to officials.

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The trench collapsed while the worker was digging a sewer and the man was covered up to his waist in mud, they said.

A medical helicopter was called to the scene as well as a trench rescue team from Butler and Beaver counties.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Pennsylvania state police are investigating.

First Published: March 31, 2015, 1:17 p.m.

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