By Associated Press - Thursday, January 9, 2020

GARRISON, Iowa (AP) - A worker was killed in an accident at an eastern Iowa rock quarry, authorities said.

First responders were sent around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to Wendling Quarries, just southeast of Garrison.

They found the man had been trapped in a rock bin and had already died. His name and details about what happened haven’t been released.



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