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INTERLOCHEN WOODS, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337
Standard 19260602 A 2 I
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN COMPACTOR ROLLED OVER
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM ON AUGUST 17, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SHEEP'S FOOT COMPACTOR ON A 5 FOOT EXCAVATION LIFT. HE INADVERTENTLY BACKED THE MACHINE OVER THE EDGE OF THE LIFT. THE COMPACTOR TOPPLED ONTO ITS SIDE, THROWING EMPLOY EE #1 FROM THE OPERATOR'S POSITION. THE COMPACTOR FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, INFLIC TING FATAL MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES.
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