A 67-year-old man from Townsend has been identified as the worker who died in a rock collapse at a Sterling quarry on Thursday, according to authorities and his company.
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Worker dies after being trapped under excavator in Sterling
Federal authorities are investigating a rockslide that killed a worker at a quarry in Sterling on Thursday, and the Select Board in the Worcester County town has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the company that operates the site.
