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Show Smith dies in mine accident An accident at the Iron Springs Mine resulted in the death of George Smith 31, of Parowan last Sat. May 10. Smith reportedly was pushing ore from a stock pile to the conveyor belt using a bulldozer. He had gotten out of the vehicle to check the operation when the bank which he was standing on gave way and he fell 100 ft. being covered with the ore and dying from suffocation. Iron County Sheriff Ira Schopp-mann Schopp-mann said that the accident occurred at approximately 9:40 p.m. . the mine of Utah International. Smith is survived by a wife and two children as well as other family members in the area. |