Special Edition: M/NM Fatal # 11

Fatality #11 – October 11, 2018

Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Jet Mist tm Quarry, Culpeper County, VA
Mine Controller: Antonio C Ramos
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Granite

CBS News
October 12, 2108
Orange County man killed in Jet Mist mining accident

By Tyler Hawn

RAPIDAN, Va.  — An Orange County man is dead following a mining accident at a quarry in Culpeper County. The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office said the accident was reported at the Jet Mist Quarry near Rapidan around 2 p.m. Thursday. Officials said 26-year-old Rony Ordonez, of Orange, was killed when a rock fell on top of him.

Deputies said his body was recovered around 8:45 p.m.

Thursday, nearly seven hours later. It appeared the quarry was operating as usual on Friday, as two workers were seen leaving the site on heavy equipment. Ordonez’s body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Manassas for an autopsy.

The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the accident. Click here for more information.

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