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3800 W 80TH ST, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
Standard 19260602 C01 VI
FELL OFF FORKLIFT FORKS, RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT
ON OCTOBER 2, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON THE FRONT F ORKS OF A FORKLIFT WHICH WAS TRAVELLING ON AN ASPHALT ROADWAY. THE FORKS WERE EL EVATED TO A HEIGHT OF TEN TO TWELVE INCHES. THE HARD TREADED FORKLIFT HIT A DIP IN THE ROADWAY WHICH WAS 1 1/2 INCHES DEEP AND A FOOT IN DIAMETER. THE JOLT KNOC KED EMPLOYEE #1 OFF THE FORKLIFT FORKS TO THE GROUND. THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER HIM, CAUSING A FRACTURED LEG, A DETACHED MUSCLE AND AN OPEN FLESH WOUND. HE WAS HOSP ITALIZED.
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