Two contractors died on Oct. 23 at the Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant in El Paso, Texas, while performing repair work on a pump pit. According to a report from ABC-7 KVIA, the two workers from Cubic Water LLC were working in a pump pit between two clarifiers.“When a leak occurred in the pump it began filling with water,” said Diana Peterson, regional director, Office of Public Affairs, US Department of Labor in the KVIA report. “One of the workers went into the pit to attempt to close a valve, but was not able to remove himself from the
