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Cavein kills 2 workers at construction site inYamaguchi→ NATIONAL OCT. 09, 2015 02:25PM JST ( 5 )

Two workers at a construction site in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture,were killed in a cavein on Thursday.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 9:40 a.m. Thursday at the site wherea supermarket was being built, Sankei Shimbun reported. The cavein was apparentlytriggered as workmen were digging up old water pipes.

Koji Sakoda, a 58yearold worker who was in a 3meterdeep hole, was hit by the soil,and a 28yearold Filipino worker who tried to help him, was also buried.

Police said they were both dead by the time their bodies were retrieved.

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smithinjapan OCT. 09, 2015 03:36PM JST

Terrible way to go. Good on the Filipino, unnamed worker for giving his life in trying to help a colleague. Hedeserves a posthumous award. RIP to both, and I hope their families are compensated.

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Strangerland OCT. 09, 2015 03:43PM JST

Why is the Filipino not named? It sounds like the guy is a hero.

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masaru OCT. 09, 2015 03:55PM JST

He has been named as セジャス・レヤス in other reports, including the one I saw on the news last night.

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browny1 OCT. 09, 2015 08:23PM JST

Sad for such a needless loss of life.

I don't know the facts but I did see the site on tv news.

It appears the most basic rule of trenching was ignored.

All trench walls must be shored up,underpinned or braced.

I couldn't see evidence of any such support system but I could be mistaken.

Sliding, toppling or subsiding of soil into the excavation is the deadly endresult of inadequate preparations.

Who is responsible? Don't know, but it looked like an accident waiting to happen with tragic results.

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Kristine Laude OCT. 11, 2015 04:56AM JST

The 28 year old filipino workers name is Charles Cejas (チャールスセハス).. Yes he is indeed a young,braveHERO who risked his life to save somebody's life. Hope he will be named on the next news for he deservesto be known.1

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