| Show Two Men Die in Separate Accidents On Construction Work Wark Near Moab Accidents on two construction projects near Moab Monday and Tuesday brought fatal In Injuries In in- juries to two workers Glen Rusby 37 Plateau Trailer Trail Trail- er Court Moab died almost In Instantly instantly In- In I Monday night about 1130 when he was struck by a heavy pipe while working a athe at atthe atthe the bottom of a mine shaft shaf being sunk by Inter Harrison national at the potash develop develop- menU The second victim was James Jame Thornton 46 of Provo an employee employee em em- of W. W W. W Clyde Construe Construe- tion Co lIe He was crushed to death while operating equipment equip equip- moot mont on the Colorado riv river r highway 14 miles southwest of Moab The accident happened early Tuesday afternoon between between be be- tween 2 and 3 o'clock The shaft construction fatalIty fatality fatal fatal- ity first to occur on the huge potash project came when a six-inch six diameter pipe slipped sUpped from a cable that was lowering lowering lowering low low- ering It and fell to the bottom of the shaft The pipe slipped sUpped through a seven-Inch seven opening Inthe Inthe in inthe the stage above where the vi victim vie vic tim was working and struck him on th the neck and shoulder Mr Busby had been an employee employee employee em em- of International Harrison for about five months according according accord accord- ing to the project manager Bob Dob Jackson The Thet family Mrs Roella Ro- Ro ella a Sf ugh Bonita 10 and a a son Robert Glen 8 has lived in Moab for about five years Also surviving are the vIctims vIctim's victims victim's vic vie tims tim's mother Mrs E. E A. A Ber Ber- Bernice nice Tiffany of Lovelock Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada a brother Don Rusby Mammoth and a sister Mrs Grace Lemmon Grantsville The accident that took the life Ufe of James Thornton of Provo dune came while le the victim was pioneering a new road down an incline along the Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado river highway Witnesses said that part of an overhanging overhang overhang- ing big ledge gave way above the cat operator and showered heavy rocks on him and the machine Struck by the falling rocks he was pinned in his cab and arid killed almost Instantly The road construction is part of a highway that will eventually eventually ally service the potash development development development devel devel- and provide scenic access access ac ac- ac cess to Dead Horse Point State Park No details as to survivors of James Thornton have been made available Funeral services es in both cases are being arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged at former places of resIdence residence res res- res Jt It t was learned late Wed |
