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Mississippi man dies from injuries sustained at Florence construction site

Staff — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:54:29 +0000

FLORENCE–A Carthage, Mississippi man died from injuries sustained on a Florence job site yesterday.

Authorities tell ShoalsInsider.com they responded to a construction accident on West Irvine around 11:15 am Wednesday.

EMS report when they arrived they found a man lying on the ground that was hit by a bulldozer.

The man, David Michael Thornton, 55, Carthage, Mississippi was taken to ECM where he later died.

Thornton worked as a heavy equipment operator for Pierce Construction.

The contractor for this development is Montgomery Martin Contractors based out of Memphis, TN.

“OSHA has been contacted to conduct the investigation into this accident,” says Florence Police Detective Greg Cobb.

Cobb went on to say, “No other workers were injured during this accident,”

After the accident, the construction work was stopped by the superintendent of the site being developed by Mallory and Evans Development of Scottsdale, GA.

Jeff Roland

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Birmingham Man Dies in Tunica Casino Water Fountain

H. Wayne Nix — Tue, 03 May 2016 00:21:46 +0000

Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Ms.

On Sunday, May 1, police responded to a report that a man had fallen into a casino fountain in Tunica.

The site of the accident was the Hollywood Casino, near the buffet area. Bob Jerome Murray, 48, was pronounced dead at 10:15.

One unconfirmed witness said that Murray was standing by the fountain when a friend tossed him a pack of cigarettes. When Murray tried to catch them he fell in. It took officials some time to actually find the body.

Murray’s body has been sent to the Mississippi Crime lab for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.