Worker Called ‘Hero’ in Construction Fatality

Jacob Seiler tried to save a coworker.
Aug. 26, 2025

Video: Ozarks First

Jacob Seiler III died after trying to rescue a coworker caught when a water main broke on a construction site in Branson, Missouri, according to a news report OzarksFirst.com. In a statement by Seiler’s employer, Emery Sapp & Sons, “Jake acted heroically to help a coworker….”

The other worker was hospitalized.

OSHA is investigating the incident.

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