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BEMIDJI AVE & 4TH ST, BEMIDJI, MN 56601
Standard 19260550 B02
Standard 19260100 A
FALL FROM SLING
A CREW WAS SETTING A 23' HIGH SIGN POST. THEY FINISHED SETTING THE POST AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK THE SLING CONNECTED TO THE TOP OF THE POST. THIS WAS DONE BY LIFTING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH THE CRANE HOOK WHILE HE WAS STANDING WITH HIS FOOT I N ANOTHER SLING. THE SLING CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOK WHEN HE WAS NEAR THE TOP OF THE POLE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING A WOODEN STEPLADDER ON THE WAY DOWN. H E FELL HEADFIRST ONTO THE BLACKTOP PAVED SURFACE OF A PARKING LOT.
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