Man dies after trench collapse in Cypress area

Officials: 19-year-old man was working in trench when it collapsed on him

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A 19-year-old man is dead after a trench collapsed on him Saturday at a construction site, according to the Cy Fair Volunteer Fire Department.

It happened around 2 p.m. on Mueschke Road in the Cypress area.

CFVFD said the man, who was from Honduras, was installing sewer lines for a new subdivision when the trench collapsed on him.

Crews found the man's body about two hours later.

OSHA is investigating.