ARAB -- A 27-year-old Zalma man was killed in an industrial accident at a rock quarry in Arab Friday afternoon.
David Myers was killed after his clothing caught in a large drill machine, pulling him into the machine, authorities said.
The accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. at Arab Stone, a rock quarry at the junction of Highways C and 51 in southwestern Bollinger County.
Deputy Coroner Jim Bollinger ruled the death accidental.
Bollinger said the body was taken to the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.
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