Embankment collapse kills worker in trench on PennDOT bridge project

Updated Jul 15, 2015
Workers are seen at the site of an embankment and trench collapse near Millville in WBRE news footage.Workers are seen at the site of an embankment and trench collapse near Millville in WBRE news footage.

A man working on a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project was killed last week when an embankment collapsed.

According to a report from WBRE TV, 37-year-old Richard Gold III was working the morning of July 7 inside of a trench as part of a crew performing rehab work on a bridge off of Route 42 near Millville.

Around 8 a.m., an embankment near the bridge collapsed, wedging Gold against a concrete wall inside the trench and killing him.

Gold worked for Williamsport-based contractor Susquehanna Survey.

Officials are still investigating what caused the embankment to collapse but told WBRE a heavy rain the night before could have been a factor.