DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

A man has died after officials say he was trapped underground by a large rock that fell onto his legs while working inside a mineshaft in Derry Township, Westmoreland County Tuesday afternoon.

Westmoreland County dispatch first confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that emergency personnel were on the scene at Heidelberg Materials’ Torrance Quarry within the 320 block of Quarry Road following reports of a man being trapped underground by a 500-pound rock that fell at the facility. Advertisement

Derry Township Fire Chief Pientiene later confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the man died as a result of the incident.

Sky 4, Pittsburgh's only news chopper, was over the scene where multiple first responders were seen assessing the area.

Following the incid

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