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1699 W 9TH ST, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110
Standard 19100178 N04
CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING FORKLIFT
ON OCTOBER 14, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM, TWO POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS COL LIDED. ONE WAS A "ROLLGRAB", USED TO TRANSPORT LARGE, HEAVY ROLLS OF PAPER. THE OTHER WAS A REGULAR FORKLIFT. THE "ROLLGRAB" STRUCK THE FORKLIFT FROM THE LEFT R EAR, KNOCKING THE FORKLIFT OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TRIED TO JUMP CLEAR TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP COMPLETELY CLEAR. THE OVERHEAD PROTECTION STRUCK AND CRUSHED HIS HEAD.
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