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    Nucor Worker Killed in Rail Incident

    Written by Sandy Williams


    A locomotive operator at the Nucor Steel Arkansas Hickman facility died from a head injury Tuesday morning after the train he was riding on derailed. Mr. Thomas Dazey, 48, who has been employed at Nucor for 18 years, was pronounced dead at the scene by Mississippi County Coroner Mike Godsey.

    The Blytheville Courier News reported employees began searching for Dazey when they noticed his absence. He was discovered around 4:15 am.

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