5 April 1953 – Appomattox, VA – “Lhee King, 29, was crushed to death by a 109-ton rock slide while working in a quarry here yesterday.
“King, a Negro [sic], and three other workers were drilling into the floor of the quarry when the slide rumbled down. Quarry Superintendent S. B. Kidd said. The other three men were about 30 feet from King at the time and managed to escape unhurt.”
Source
“Man Killed In Rock Slide At Quarry,” The Progress-Index (Petersburg, Virginia), 5 April 1953, 18.