UPDATE: Name of man killed in industrial accident released

Published 9:16 am Monday, December 16, 2024

A 46-year-old Port Arthur man was killed in an industrial accident Saturday at Sterling Shipyard in Port Neches. (EJ Williams/Special to The News)
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man killed in an industrial accident Saturday.

The man has been identified as Ricki Bernard Slone Jr., 46, of Port Arthur.

Sloane was killed in a heavy equipment accident at Sterling Shipyard, 906 Main Ave. in Port Neches on Saturday.

Justice of the Peace Ben Collins. Sr. ordered an autopsy.

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