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1001 W. 38TH ST., MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55409
Standard 19260651 O
Standard 19260651 N
WALL FELL ONTO 2 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES; 1 KILLED, 1 HURT
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM ON JUNE 1ST, 1987, TWO LABORERS (EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2) W ERE DRIVING 5 FOOT LONG, 2 BY 6 INCH WOODEN STAKES INTO EXCAVATED SOIL ADJACENT TO A CONCRETE BLOCK FENCE WALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A 90 POUND JACKHAMMER TO D RIVE THE STAKES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOLDING THE STAKES FOR EMPLOYEE #1. THEY WERE L OCATED ABOUT IN THE CENTER OF THE LAST 20 FOOT SECTION OF THE WALL, BETWEEN THE WALL AND A SMALL SCAFFOLD. THE WALL WAS ABOUT 3 FEET BEHIND THEM. THEY WERE STAN DING ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET BELOW THE UNDISTURBED GROUND LEVEL ON THE OTHER (EAST) SI DE OF THE WALL. THE ENTIRE 20 FOOT SECTION OF WALL COLLAPSED AND FELL ONTO BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF COMPLICATIONS AT ABOUT 11:15 AM. EMPLOYEE #2 RECE IVED MULTPLE INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.
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