Authorities name man killed in Benton County quarry accident
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Published: Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:11 PM CST
The Benton County Sheriff's Office has named the man killed in an accident at a quarry near Garrison.
Just before 1:20 p.m. Wednesday Benton County deputies and other emergency responders responded to Wendling Quarries for a report of an employee trapped in a rock bin.
Authorities said they found Michael Lee Griffith, 30, of Vinton, dead at the scene.
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