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Quarry Worker Killed By 3-Ton Limestone Slab

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June 18, 2010 Updated Mar 17, 2009 at 5:51 AM EST BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A Bloomington quarry worker was killed when a 3-ton piece of limestone fell on him. Monroe County Chief Deputy Mike Pershing says 47-year-old Tim L. McCammon of Bloomington died Monday afternoon at Victor Oolitic Stone Co. Pershing says the 14-foot-long, 6-foot-tall slab became unstable and fell to one side, crushing McCammon. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Company officials were not immediately available for comment. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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