Safety measures were not in place when three men were trapped after a trench collapsed in Clermont County on Friday afternoon.
News Center 7 previously reported that one person died and two others are in critical condition after placing underground pipes on Valley Forge Drive when the trench collapsed at 3:40 p.m.
It took six hours to pull two of the three men out of the trench. The third man died at the scene due to injuries sustained in the collapse.
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Officials investigating said the standard trench safety systems, which are normally required for the work the men were doing, “were not in place”, according to our news partner, WCPO…