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SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP, SEC.1, JOHN NOLTE FARM, SPRING VALLEY, MN 55975
Standard 19260152 A 1
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN BOOM BUCKET
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A BOOM BUCKET, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, PREPAR ING A BARN FOR PAINTING BY CLEANING IT WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER. THERE WAS AN EX PLOSION AND FLASH FIRE THAT ENVELOPED EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BUCKET. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF HE FELL, JUMPED, OR CAME DOWN IN THE BOOM BUCKET. THE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE BOOM.
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