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Western Mass Man Killed By Machinery On CT Farm; OSHA Investigating Western Mass Man Killed By Machinery On CT Farm; OSHA Investigating
Western Mass Man Killed By Machinery On CT Farm; Osha Investigating A man was killed this week after he was hit by a piece of heavy machinery in Connecticut, authorities said.  The 68-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts, man was at Lindy Farms on Fletcher Road when a skid steer loader backed into him just after 11:15 a.m., Enfield Police said. Authorities believe he was bending over, and the driver could not see him. The man's name was not released.  The man worked at the farm, but in what capacity is unclear.  Police contacted investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) who are not looking into the matter.&n…

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Worker Killed At Central Mass Quarry ID'd As Townsend Man Worker Killed At Central Mass Quarry ID'd As Townsend Man
Worker Killed At Central Mass Quarry ID'd As Townsend Man A 67-year-old Middlesex County man was identified as the worker who was killed when a rock ledge fell on Thursday, Aug. 22, and crushed an excavator at a Massachusetts quarry.   Brian Curtis Derby, 67, of Townsend, died just before 8 a.m. when the rocks fell on his heavy machinery at the Sterling quarry along Stone Crest Way, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Firefighters and crews worked through the day and night to retrieve Derby's body from beneath the rubble.  Sterling leaders ordered that workers stop all earth removal operations until the Occupati…

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Worker Killed After Rocks Crush Excavator At Central Mass Quarry Worker Killed After Rocks Crush Excavator At Central Mass Quarry
Worker Killed After Rocks Crush Excavator At Central Mass Quarry A worker at a Worcester County rock quarry was killed on Thursday, Aug. 22, when a rock ledge collapsed on his excavator, authorities said.  The incident happened just before 8 a.m. at a Stone Crest Way quarry in Sterling, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. The man's name was not released.  The man's body remained trapped beneath the rubble Thursday afternoon. State, local, and federal responders were working to retrieve it.  Firefighters determined there were no signs of life using video equipment.  Sterling authorities ordered that workers stop all…

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by Josh Lanier