Crews recovering body of worker trapped in machine at east Houston job site: HFD

HOUSTON - The Houston Fire Department says crews are working to recover the body of construction worker at a job site in east Houston.

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning near a motel in the 12700 block of the East Freeway.

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According to the fire department, they received reports of a trench rescue at a job site and learned that a construction worker was entrapped in a machine.

After evaluating the situation, HFD says crews determined that they would be working to recover a body.