A drill operator put a boring bit into a hole not knowing that his grandson was in the pit, according to published reports, killing the 22-year-old.
The two worked for Groundhog Foundation Drilling, according to reports. The accident occurred in Spring, Texas.
A tragic accident has claimed a life at a warehouse construction site at I45 North& the Grand Parkway. Spring Fire’s Rescue Team, assisted by firefighters from Spring and The Woodlands are shoring up a collapsed hole so they can recover the construction worker’s body. #hounews pic.twitter.com/a5mXl7w00Y
— Spring Fire Department (@Springfdtx) October 5, 2022