Worker Dies In Construction Accident At Back River Plant

A worker digging a trench at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant was struck and killed in an accident there, Baltimore County fire officials said Monday.

Baltimore Environmental Police later identified the victim as Transito Rodriguez Cruz, a 36-year-old man from Adelphi.

The call came in at 12:09 p.m. Cruz was working in a large, secured trench on a construction project at the Baltimore City-owned plant when he was struck by the bucket of an excavator,

The victim was subsequently rescued from the 20-foot deep trench and taken by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Baltimore Environmental Police and Maryland occupational safety and health officials are investigating the incident.