CLARK COUNTY — A man killed after falling into a gravel pit over the weekend has been identified.
Rodger A. Zimmerman, 56, was pulled from the gravel pit at Enon Sand and Gravel Saturday.
Emergency crews responded to the 1600 block of Enon Road around 9 a.m. just outside of Mad River Twp., according to Bethel Twp.'s fire chief.
Emergency medical units worked to rescue Zimmerman for nearly two hours, before the coroner was called to the scene.
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Initial reports indicated that a 911 caller said the man fell upside down in about five feet of gravel.
Zimmerman worked at Enon Sand and Gravel and was with other workers during the incident.
Workers at the scene reported that the conveyor belts on their hopper were being faulty, but they didn’t know exactly how he fell into the pit.