A Man Is Dead In Unicoi County Following A Heavy Equipment Accident. Sheriff Mike Hensley Said It Happened On Farnor Road In The Coffee Ridge Community. Authorities Said Two Men Were Pulling A Utility Trailer, When It Came Off The Hitch And Went Over An Embankment. One Man Went To Hook A Chain To The Trailer, While The Other Was Operating An Excavator. The Man Operating The Excavator Slipped When Attempting To Reach For A Gas Can And His Side Caught The Lever That Works The Bucket, Causing It To Swing And Pin The Other Man Between The Bucket And A Rock, Killing Him Instantly. Hensley Said It Was A Tragic Accident.
