Emergency crews from the city of Milton and Forsyth County have extricated a construction worker trapped in a collapsed trench.

The victim, whose name was not immediately being released, was conscious and buried up to his waist Monday afternoon, said Lt. Shawn McCarty of the Milton Police Department.

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Rescue workers treat a construction worker who was caught in a trench collapse.

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The victim was freed at 3:49 p.m. after a Forsyth County vacuum truck sucked up dirt and soil around the man, McCarty said.

The man was being evaluated and was expected to be taken to a hospital for observation, McCarty said.

The trench collapsed about 1:15 p.m. at a construction site in the Hampshires subdivision off Freemanville Road. The man had been digging a sewer drain, McCarty said.

A trench support frame was present, but the trench wasn't big enough yet to accommodate it, police said.

Trench rescue teams were sent from Forsyth County, Atlanta and Alpharetta.