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300 E. 4TH ST., ST. PAUL, MN 55101
Standard 19260550 B 2
CRANE SUPPORTED WOODEN BEAM FELL; EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1986, EMPLOYEES OF ONE OF THE CONSTRU CTION SUBCONTRACTORS RIGGED A 400 POUND WOODEN BEAM FOR HOISTING ONTO THE ROOF O F A 7 STORY BUILDING. EMPLOYEES FROM A SECOND SUBCONTRACTOR USED A 45 TON HYDRAU LIC TRUCK CRANE TO LIFT THE WOODEN BEAM. EMPLOYEE #1, FROM A THIRD SUBCONTRACTOR , WAS LEAVING THE JOB SITE WHEN THE WOODEN BEAM SLIPPED OUT OF ITS SLINGS WHEN I T WAS ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND FELL ONTO HIM. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
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