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A worker was killed on Long Island Monday after becoming buried in a hole while working on a septic system.
Suffolk County Police said the masonry company worker was installing cesspool rings at a home in Head of the Harbor just before 2:30 p.m. when the accident occurred.
Lauro Pacheco, 38, of Bay Shore, had entered the hole to level a ring when excavated dirt collapsed, burying him, police said.
Emergency crews from several towns worked to dig the worker free. He was eventually extricated from the hole by Emergency Service Section officers and pronounced dead, police said.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are currently investigating the death.
Top: Stock photo of an excavator. (Credit: Benjamin Jopen)