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1830 7TH ST S, ST CLOUD, MN 56301
Standard 5210063001
Initial $500
Standard 52100420
Initial $500
Standard 52070520
Initial $2,150
Standard 52070500
Initial $1,975
Standard 19260100 A
Initial $1,250
Standard 19260021 B02
Initial $1,625
Standard 19260020 B01
Initial $2,325
Standard 19260859 G
Standard 19260850 B
Employee killed when wall collapses
At approximately 3:50 p.m. on April 6, 1994, Employee #1, an operating engineer/ foreman, was hand signaling a crane operator who was picking up a section of a r oof at a demolition site. Employee #1 was on the structure's second floor near a barred window. The roof sections had been previously cut and the section to be picked was secured at all four corners by wire-rope chokers. Five successful pic ks had been completed. The adjacent bay had one middle section removed (fifth pi ck), and the sixth pick was about to be made. Employee #1 apparently felt safe s tanding next to an 11 to 12 ft brick wall. He was approximately 22 ft from the s ection to be picked. There was nothing directly overhead. The crane picked up th e sixth section 1 or 2 ft. The seventh section to be picked was still partially connected to the sixth section and was pulled along with it. The seventh section fell free of the brick wall and fell to the second floor, pulling the parapet o f the brick wall over with it. The parapet collapsed the entire length of the wa ll, which struck and crushed Employee #1. He died instantly of multiple injuries .
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