The family of a Westmont public works employee who died last February after being trapped in an underground water main vault for nearly an hour says his death could have been prevented.
A Westmont village worker who drowned to death in an underground water main vault was not properly equipped or trained for working in a confined space, his mother alleges in a lawsuit.
Representatives with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were in suburban Westmont Friday, investigating the death of a public works employee who.