Body of man who died in St. Lucie County mining incident recovered

TIFF, CHRIS, THANK YOU. WELL, COVERING THE TREASURE COAST RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATE HOURS HAVE CONFIRMED A MAN DIED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT AT A QUARRY IN SAINT LUCIE CONTY. ANGELA ROZIER HAS THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS ON WHAT WE KNOW NOW. FEDERAL OFFICIALS THERE LEADING THIS INVESTIGATION, BUT OFFICIALS WITH THESE THINK THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELL ME THE BODY OF THE MAN WHO DIED DURING THAT CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY WAS RECOVERED THURSDAY NIGHT. SAINT WORCESTER COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO VULCAN MATERIALS OFF RANGE ROAD IN PORT SAINT LUCIE IN REFERENCE TO AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT. AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND AN EXCAVATOR SUBMERGED IN THE POND. WE’RE TOLD A DIVE TEAM RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, BUT THE SITE WAS UNSTABLE. AN OUTSIDE DIVE COMPANY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE BODY WAS RECOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:25 P.M. THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IS THE AGENCY LEADING THE INVESTIGATION. A SPOKESPERSON THEN RELEASED A STATEMENT FRIDAY MORNING WHICH READS IN PART, THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IS CONDUCTING AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. MYISHA INVESTIGATES EACH MINING FATALITY AND PREPARES A FATALITY ALERT. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND A FINAL REPORT. THE AGENCY ALSO SHARED THIS TWEET, WHICH STATES ON MARCH 15, 20, 23, A MINOR DIED AFTER THE BANK OF A POND BROKE AWAY, CAUSING THE EXCAVATOR THAT HE WAS OPERATE IN TO ENTER THE WATER AND BECOME SUBMERGED. THE DECEASED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY AS KENNETH WRIGHT FROM PORT SAINT LUCIE. THEY SAY WRIGHT HAS TWO DAUGHTERS AND ONE STEPSON. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS A TRAUMA. THE MAN DIED BY DROWNING. AND AGAIN, THIS CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO WORD. AND WHEN THAT PRELIMINARY REPORT WILL BE RELEASED IN PORT ST LUCIE, ANGELA ROZIER WPBF 25 NEWS. ANGELA, THANK YOU. AND THERE IS A GO FUND ME PAGE TO HELP THE FAMILY OF KENNETH WRIGHT. IT HAS RAISED MORE THAN $1,000 AT LAST COUNT. DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN DONATE ON OUR ON OUR WEBSI

One person is dead at a Port St. Lucie construction site where deputies responded to an industrial accident on Wednesday.The victim has been identified by his family as 43-year-old Kenneth Wright, a father of two daughters and a stepson. He worked for Vulcan Materials for several years and is in a management position.To donate to the GoFundMe page set up to help the family with finances from his loss, click here.Previous coverage: Worker on excavator falls into St. Lucie County quarry after ground gives way, family saysDeputies responded to Vulcan Materials on Range Line Road at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday in response to an industrial accident. Wright was on an excavator when it fell with him on it into the quarry when the ground gave way, according to the family. The water is about 35 feet deep, and divers were called off Wednesday because of the murkiness, but the investigation is continued Friday. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 6:25 p.m., on Thursday an outside dive company assisted with recovering the body of the victim, who was operating the excavator at the time of the accident.In their initial findings, the medical examiner has determined that the victim died by drowning.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 The Mine Safety and Health Administration is leading the death investigation.“The Mine Safety and Health Administration is conducting an ongoing investigation. MSHA investigates each mining fatality and prepares a fatality alert, a preliminary investigation, and a final report. Those documents can be found here when they are finalized and posted. Please continue to view our Mine Data Retrieval System, as it is regularly updated with MSHA inspection actions.” – U.S. Department of Labor spokespersonVulcan Materials is the largest supplier of aggregates in the country. Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokThis is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —

One person is dead at a Port St. Lucie construction site where deputies responded to an industrial accident on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified by his family as 43-year-old Kenneth Wright, a father of two daughters and a stepson. He worked for Vulcan Materials for several years and is in a management position.

To donate to the GoFundMe page set up to help the family with finances from his loss, click here.

Previous coverage: Worker on excavator falls into St. Lucie County quarry after ground gives way, family says

Deputies responded to Vulcan Materials on Range Line Road at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday in response to an industrial accident.

Wright was on an excavator when it fell with him on it into the quarry when the ground gave way, according to the family. The water is about 35 feet deep, and divers were called off Wednesday because of the murkiness, but the investigation is continued Friday.

According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 6:25 p.m., on Thursday an outside dive company assisted with recovering the body of the victim, who was operating the excavator at the time of the accident.

In their initial findings, the medical examiner has determined that the victim died by drowning.

Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25

The Mine Safety and Health Administration is leading the death investigation.

“The Mine Safety and Health Administration is conducting an ongoing investigation. MSHA investigates each mining fatality and prepares a fatality alert, a preliminary investigation, and a final report. Those documents can be found here when they are finalized and posted. Please continue to view our Mine Data Retrieval System, as it is regularly updated with MSHA inspection actions.” – U.S. Department of Labor spokesperson

Vulcan Materials is the largest supplier of aggregates in the country.

Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

Body of man who died in St. Lucie County mining incident recovered

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