Man dies after being ejected from tractor

A 74-year-old Worley man was killed this morning while using a piece of heavy equipment to push rock down an embankment.

Arthur R. Brand died after being thrown forward from the tractor he was operating on steep terrain and then run over, reports the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s Office and Worley Fire personnel responded to 23100 S. U.S. 95 after receiving a report at 10:10 a.m. of an industrial accident.

The incident is still under investigation, per the Sheriff’s Office.