Raymond man killed in workplace accident in Yakima County

Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
Posted 1/17/25

A 52-year-old Raymond man was killed Wednesday in an industrial accident in Terrace Heights in Yakima County.

Sheriff's deputies and medical crews were called to N.C. Machinery, 2100 Terrace …

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Raymond man killed in workplace accident in Yakima County

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A 52-year-old Raymond man was killed Wednesday in an industrial accident in Terrace Heights in Yakima County.

Sheriff's deputies and medical crews were called to N.C. Machinery, 2100 Terrace Heights Drive, around 2 p.m. for an industrial accident. First responders found the man, identified as Randy Cummins, under a 20,000 pound counterweight, unconscious and not breathing, sheriff's spokesman Casey Schilperoort said.

Workers tried to move the counterweight, but Cummins was pronounced dead at the scene, Schilperoort said.



Cummins died from crushing injuries to his chest, abdomen and pelvis, Chief Yakima County Deputy Coroner Marshall Slight said following an autopsy. Cummins' death has been ruled an accident.

Slight said the state Department of Labor and Industries was notified.

The agency is conducting an investigation, said L&I communications consultant Dina Lorraine.