Saturday, September 22, 2018

A worker is in critical but stable condition after three marble slabs, each weighing 1,000 pounds, shifted and fell on him at Mid-Missouri Surfaces in Jefferson City, Missouri




JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -



UPDATED 2:04 P.M.: An OSHA representative said the agency is investigating the incident.

ORIGINAL: A worker is in critical but stable condition at a Columbia hospital after an accident in Jefferson City Tuesday.

A Jefferson City Fire Department spokesman said it happened in the 5800 block of Algoa Road, the location of Mid-Missouri Surfaces.

The department's report said three marble slabs, each weighing 1,000 pounds, shifted and fell on the man as they were being moved.

The man was flown to a Columbia hospital.

It's not known what caused the slabs to fall, the spokesman said.

Mid Missouri Surfaces is a locally owned and operated Solid Surface, Granite and Quartz Surfacing business headquartered in Jefferson City since 1993.