ContentSewer Cave-In Traps Oakland Plumber Sewer Cave-In Traps Oakland Plumber Shifting sand, debris complicate 13-hour rescue effort By Ed Wodalski January 14, 2016 Filed Under Employee Plumbing Commercial Plumbing Safety Trenches Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! Members of the Oakland Fire Department attempt to rescue Rogelio Esparza from a 15-foot-deep hole when earth in the trench he was working in gave way below. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle/Polaris A plumber in Oakland, California, survived being trapped up to his waist in sand and dirt in a 15-foot-deep hole for nearly 13 hours Jan. 13. Rogelio Esparza, 41, was attaching a lateral to a mainline about 12:30 p.m. when the walls of the trench he was working in collapsed.... Please login or register to view Plumber articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories April 25, 2024 PEX Pipe Fits New Schools' Needs for Energy Efficiency, Fast Installation April 25, 2024 Chicago’s Rescue Plumbing Makes a Mark by Providing 24/7 Emergency Services April 25, 2024 Key Considerations for Sustainable Building Practices April 25, 2024 7 Steps to Improve Safety and Worker Reliability April 25, 2024 Product Focus: Septic and Sewer Systems April 25, 2024 Case Studies: Septic and Sewer Systems Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.