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335 MAIN ST. SE. MPLS A MILL PLANT, MINNNEAPOLIS, MN 55414
Standard 182065302
Standard 19100178 K 1
Standard 19100178 M 5 III
Initial $432
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND WORKBENCH
EMPLOYEE #1, A FORKLIFT OPERATOR, PARKED HIS LIFT NEXT TO A WORKBENCH. HE LEFT T HE LIFT IN REVERSE GEAR AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. ANOTHER FORKLIFT O PERATOR DECIDED TO MOVE EMPLOYEE #1'S FORKLIFT AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE STANDING ON THE FLOOR. THE FORKLIFT TRUCK LURCHED TO THE REAR, PINNING EMP LOYEE #1 BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND THE BENCH. HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
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