James Croft, 43, killed in an industrial accident, when a silo tank at a demolition site near Brownfield crashes on top of the excavator he was operating.

A demolition worker has been killed in an industrial accident at a West Texas job site. Terry County Sheriff Larry Gilbreath says 43-year-old James Croft of Tyler died at the scene Thursday afternoon when a silo tank fell on him. Gilbreath says the accident happened at a location between Brownfield and Seagraves. Authorities say Croft was operating an excavator and helping take down a structure when the tank fell on him and the equipment

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