Employee dies in Fernandina Beach crane accident

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A Kinder Morgan employee died Friday in a crane accident at the Kinder Morgan Nassau Terminal in Fernandina Beach, according to police.

The Fernandina Beach Police Department said the employee was in a crane making repairs to it when the cab separated and fell to the ground, police said.

The employee, Timothy Dubberly, 58, died in the fall. Dubberly was an electrician with the company.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified, and Kinder Morgan is investigating the incident.

A statement was released by the company:

"It is with great sadness that we must report the Kinder Morgan family suffered a fatality this morning involving a company employee at the Kinder Morgan Nassau Terminal at Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Following notifications of next of kin, the employee has been identified as Timothy Dubberly, 58, an electrician at the facility.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family.  The company is providing grief counselors for employees at the terminal and also seeing to the needs of Mr. Dubberly's family.

Following the incident, regulatory notifications were made, and the company has initiated an investigation."

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